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N.K. Jemisin Books in Order

N.K. Jemisin has written 21 books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball (2008) and the newest is Far Sector (2024). One more title is announced: Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21 + 1 announced
Published
2008–2024
Confirmed
17 of 22 titles
Pages on record
4,446 in 11 of 22 books
Reading time
74–111 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,446 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of N.K. Jemisin, author

N.K. Jemisin (Nora Keita Jemisin, born September 19, 1972) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy whose fiction addresses cultural conflict and oppression. The debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), opened the Inheritance Trilogy. The Broken Earth series made Jemisin the first African-American author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the first to win in three consecutive years, and the first to win for all three novels of a trilogy. The catalogue holds 22 books from 2008 to Far Sector (2024), with Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel due in 2027.

How many N.K. Jemisin books are there?

N.K. Jemisin has 21 published books, released between 2008 and 2024. They include 4 series and 6 titles listed outside any series. One more, Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel (2027), is announced.

N.K. Jemisin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 N.K. Jemisin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin, book 1 of the Inheritance Trilogy (2010)
  2. Cover of Geek Wisdom by N.K. Jemisin (2011)
  3. Cover of The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin, book 3 of the Inheritance Trilogy (2011)
  4. Cover of The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, book 1 of the Dreamblood series (2012)
  5. Cover of The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin, book 2 of the Dreamblood series (2012)
  6. Cover of The Awakened Kingdom by N.K. Jemisin, book 4 of the Inheritance Trilogy (2014)
  7. Cover of The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, book 2 of the Broken Earth series (2015)
  8. Cover of The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin, book 3 of the Broken Earth series (2016)
  9. Cover of Initiation, book 2 of the Mass Effect: Andromeda series (2017)
  10. Cover of The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin, book 4 of the Broken Earth series (2017)
  11. Cover of The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, book 1 of the Great Cities series (2020)
  12. Cover of Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin (2021)
  13. Cover of The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin, book 2 of the Great Cities series (2022)
  14. Cover of Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin, book 2 of the DC Compact Comics series (2024)
  1. 1
    Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    The NarcomancerDreamblood #32009 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Hundred Thousand KingdomsInheritance Trilogy #12010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Broken KingdomsInheritance Trilogy #22010 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Geek Wisdom2011 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011223
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Kingdom of GodsInheritance Trilogy #32011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Killing MoonDreamblood #12012 · 440 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012440
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Shadowed SunDreamblood #22012 · 519 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012519
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Stone HungerBroken Earth #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Awakened KingdomInheritance Trilogy #42014 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014250
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Fifth SeasonBroken Earth #22015 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015512
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Shades in ShadowInheritance Trilogy #52015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The City Born Great2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Obelisk GateBroken Earth #32016 · 433 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016433
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    InitiationMass Effect: Andromeda #22017 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Stone SkyBroken Earth #42017 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017464
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The City We BecameGreat Cities #12020 · 437 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020437
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    The Ones Who Stay and Fight2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Far Sector2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    The World We MakeGreat Cities #22022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Far SectorDC Compact Comics #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel2027 · confirmed 2/4
    2027–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

N.K. Jemisin books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Inheritance Trilogy in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
  2. 2. The Broken Kingdoms
  3. 3. The Kingdom of Gods
  4. 4. The Awakened Kingdom
  5. 5. Shades in Shadow

Broken Earth in order

4 books
  1. 1. Stone Hunger
  2. 2. The Fifth Season
  3. 3. The Obelisk Gate
  4. 4. The Stone Sky

Dreamblood in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Killing Moon
  2. 2. The Shadowed Sun
  3. 3. The Narcomancer

Great Cities in order

2 books
  1. 1. The City We Became
  2. 2. The World We Make

Mass Effect: Andromeda in order

1 book
  1. 2. Initiation

DC Compact Comics in order

1 book
  1. 2. Far Sector

Standalone books

6 books

6 N.K. Jemisin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read N.K. Jemisin books in order?

You only need to read N.K. Jemisin books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with N.K. Jemisin

Start with Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest N.K. Jemisin book?

Far Sector (2024) is the newest N.K. Jemisin book released so far.

Is there a new N.K. Jemisin book coming?

Yes. Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel (2027) is the next N.K. Jemisin book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards N.K. Jemisin has won

Wikidata records 12 awards and 37 nominations for N.K. Jemisin. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

N.K. Jemisin at a glance

Still publishing
N.K. Jemisin is still publishing. Red Dirt Witch: A Graphic Novel is announced for 2027.
Release pace
N.K. Jemisin books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,446 pages across the 11 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 433 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most N.K. Jemisin books, 14 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the N.K. Jemisin books are about

16 of the 22 N.K. Jemisin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 8 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.