Nalo Hopkinson Books in Order
Nalo Hopkinson has written 17 books, published between 1998 and 2024. The first book is Brown Girl in the Ring (1998) and the newest is Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 1998–2024
- Confirmed
- 1 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,749 in 6 of 17 books
Nalo Hopkinson, born 20 December 1960, is a Jamaican-born Canadian writer and editor of speculative fiction. Caribbean history, language and storytelling traditions, oral and written alike, run through the novels Brown Girl in the Ring (1998), Midnight Robber (2000), The Salt Roads and The New Moon's Arms (2007), and through the story collection Skin Folk (2001). Hopkinson has edited anthologies too: Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root, Mojo: Conjure Stories, So Long Been Dreaming with Uppinder Mehan, and Tesseracts 9 with Geoff Ryman. The catalogue holds 17 titles and reaches Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions in 2024.
Source: Wikidata
How many Nalo Hopkinson books are there?
Nalo Hopkinson has 17 books, released between 1998 and 2024. 3 of them belong to the House of Whispers series.
Nalo Hopkinson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Nalo Hopkinson 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 November 2026.
- 1Brown Girl in the Ring1998 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/419982502/4
- 2Midnight Robber2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 3Under Glass Under Glass2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 4Skin Folk2001 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/420012552/4
- 5The Salt Roads2004 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/420043942/4
- 6The New Moon's Arms2007 · 323 pages · confirmed 2/420073232/4
- 7Blackheart Man2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 8The Chaos2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 92012–3/4
- 10Sister Mine2013 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/420133052/4
- 11Falling in Love with Hominids2015 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/420152222/4
- 122019–2/4
- 132020–2/4
- 142020–2/4
- 152021–2/4
- 16Greedy Choke Puppy2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 17Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
Nalo Hopkinson 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.
House of Whispers in order
3 booksBlack Stars in order
1 book- 6. Clap Back
Standalone books
12 books12 Nalo Hopkinson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Nalo Hopkinson books in order?
You only need to read Nalo Hopkinson books in order within the House of Whispers series, which holds 3 of the 17 Nalo Hopkinson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Nalo Hopkinson
Start with Brown Girl in the Ring (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Nalo Hopkinson book?
Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions (2024) is the newest Nalo Hopkinson book released so far.
Is there a new Nalo Hopkinson book coming?
No next Nalo Hopkinson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Nalo Hopkinson has won
Wikidata records 7 awards and 32 nominations for Nalo Hopkinson. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Theodore Sturgeon Award2022Wonfor Broad Dutty Water
- Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2021Won
- Inkpot Award2018Won
- British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology2017Wonfor Lightspeed - 2016
- World Fantasy Award for Best Collection2002Wonfor Skin Folk
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1999Wonfor Brown Girl in the Ring
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer1999Won
- Locus Award for Best Collection2025Shortlistedfor Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions
- Ignyte Award for Best Novel – Adult2025Shortlistedfor Blackheart Man
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2022Shortlistedfor Broad Dutty Water
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2022Shortlistedfor Clap Back
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2020Shortlistedfor Repatriation
Nalo Hopkinson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Nalo Hopkinson published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Nalo Hopkinson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,749 pages across the 6 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Nalo Hopkinson books, 6 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
When Nalo Hopkinson books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Nalo Hopkinson titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 6 titles.
17 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Nalo Hopkinson books are about
8 of the 17 Nalo Hopkinson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: caribbean area is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Caribbean area 3 of 8 books
- Fantasy 3 of 8 books
- Science fiction 2 of 8 books