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N.K. Jemisin Books in Order

Find every N.K. Jemisin book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 39 books / 11 series

N.K. Jemisin is an American author best known for the groundbreaking Broken Earth trilogy. She is the first writer to win three consecutive Hugo Awards for Best Novel. This page provides the N.K. Jemisin books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All N.K. Jemisin Books in Chronological Order

2008 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2 POoTWCB / 1 Buy
2008 Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball POoSS / 1 Buy
2009 Non-Zero Probabilities POoSS / 2 Buy
2009 The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF(By: Yoon Ha Lee) POoTWCB / 2 Buy
2010 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms POoITB / 1 Buy
2010 The Broken Kingdoms POoITB / 2 Buy
2010 The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4(By: Sylvia Kelso) POoTWCB / 3 Buy
2011 Geek Wisdom(With: Genevieve Valentine) POoNB / 1 Buy
2011 The Kingdom of Gods POoITB / 3 Buy
2011 The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5(By: Nisi Shawl) POoTWCB / 4 Buy
2012 The Killing Moon POoDB / 1 Buy
2012 The Shadowed Sun POoDB / 2 Buy
2012 The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom(By: Alexis Lothian) POoTWCB / 5 Buy
2013 The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives(By: JoSelle Vanderhooft) POoTWCB / 6 Buy
2014 Stone Hunger POoBEB / 1 Buy
2014 The Awakened Kingdom POoITB / 4 Buy
2015 The Fifth Season POoBEB / 2 Buy
2015 Shades in Shadow POoITB / 5 Buy
2015 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9(By: Mary Anne Mohanraj) POoTWCB / 7 Buy
2016 The City Born Great POoSS / 3 Buy
2016 The Obelisk Gate POoBEB / 3 Buy
2017 Nexus Uprising(By: Jason M. Hough) POoMEAB / 1 Buy
2017 Initiation(With: Mac Walters) POoMEAB / 2 Buy
2017 The Stone Sky POoBEB / 4 Buy
2017 The WisCon Chronicles 11(By: Nisi Shawl,Jaymee Goh) POoTWCB / 8 Buy
2018 How Long 'til Black Future Month? POoC / 1 Buy
2018 The Narcomancer POoDB / 3 Buy
2018 Annihilation(By: Catherynne M. Valente) POoMEAB / 3 Buy
2019 Randomize(By: Andy Weir) POoFB / 1 Buy
2019 Summer Frost(By: Blake Crouch) POoFB / 2 Buy
2019 Ark(By: Veronica Roth) POoFB / 3 Buy
2019 You Have Arrived at Your Destination(By: Amor Towles) POoFB / 4 Buy
2019 Emergency Skin POoFB / 5 Buy
2019 The Last Conversation(By: Paul Tremblay) POoFB / 6 Buy
2020 The City We Became POoGCB / 1 Buy
2020 The Ones Who Stay and Fight POoSS / 4 Buy
2021 Far Sector POoGN / 1 Buy
2022 The World We Make POoGCB / 2 Buy
2027 Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel(With: Kinitra Brooks) POoGN / 2 Buy

N.K. Jemisin Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms 2010 Buy
02 The Broken Kingdoms 2010 Buy
03 The Kingdom of Gods 2011 Buy
04 The Awakened Kingdom 2014 Buy
05 Shades in Shadow 2015 Buy
01 Stone Hunger 2014 Buy
02 The Fifth Season 2015 Buy
03 The Obelisk Gate 2016 Buy
04 The Stone Sky 2017 Buy
01 Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball 2008 Buy
02 Non-Zero Probabilities 2009 Buy
03 The City Born Great 2016 Buy
04 The Ones Who Stay and Fight 2020 Buy
01 Geek Wisdom(With: Genevieve Valentine) 2011 Buy
01 Nexus Uprising(By: Jason M. Hough) 2017 Buy
02 Initiation(With: Mac Walters) 2017 Buy
03 Annihilation(By: Catherynne M. Valente) 2018 Buy
Dreamblood Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2012-2018
01 The Killing Moon 2012 Buy
02 The Shadowed Sun 2012 Buy
03 The Narcomancer 2018 Buy
Forward Books in Reading Order 6 books / 2019-2019
01 Randomize(By: Andy Weir) 2019 Buy
02 Summer Frost(By: Blake Crouch) 2019 Buy
03 Ark(By: Veronica Roth) 2019 Buy
04 You Have Arrived at Your Destination(By: Amor Towles) 2019 Buy
05 Emergency Skin 2019 Buy
06 The Last Conversation(By: Paul Tremblay) 2019 Buy
01 The City We Became 2020 Buy
02 The World We Make 2022 Buy
01 How Long 'til Black Future Month? 2018 Buy
Graphic Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2021-2027
01 Far Sector 2021 Buy
02 Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel(With: Kinitra Brooks) 2027 Buy
01 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2 2008 Buy
02 The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF(By: Yoon Ha Lee) 2009 Buy
03 The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4(By: Sylvia Kelso) 2010 Buy
04 The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5(By: Nisi Shawl) 2011 Buy
05 The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom(By: Alexis Lothian) 2012 Buy
06 The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives(By: JoSelle Vanderhooft) 2013 Buy
07 The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9(By: Mary Anne Mohanraj) 2015 Buy
08 The WisCon Chronicles 11(By: Nisi Shawl,Jaymee Goh) 2017 Buy

Where to start with N.K. Jemisin

What is the best order to read N.K. Jemisin books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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