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Nicola Griffith Books in Order

Nicola Griffith has written 13 books, published between 1992 and 2026. The first book is Ammonite (1992) and the newest is She is Here (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
1992–2026
Confirmed
1 of 13 titles
Pages on record
2,732 in 8 of 13 books
Reading time
46–68 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,732 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Nicola Griffith, born 30 September 1960, is a British American novelist, essayist and teacher. Awards include the Nebula, the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, two Washington State Book Awards and six Lambda Literary Awards. Griffith joined the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2024 and was named the 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in 2025. The catalogue has 13 books from Ammonite (1992) to She is Here (2026), including Hild (2013) and the Aud Torvingen and Light of the World series.

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How many Nicola Griffith books are there?

Nicola Griffith has 13 books, released between 1992 and 2026. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.

Nicola Griffith Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Nicola Griffith 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.

  1. Cover of Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (1992)
  2. Cover of Slow River by Nicola Griffith (1995)
  3. Cover of The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith, book 1 of the Aud Torvingen series (1998)
  4. Cover of Always by Nicola Griffith, book 3 of the Aud Torvingen series (2007)
  5. Cover of Hild by Nicola Griffith, book 1 of the Light of the World series (2013)
  6. Cover of Spear by Nicola Griffith (2022)
  1. 1
    Ammonite1992 · 397 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992397
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  2. 2
    Yaguara1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  3. 3
    Slow River1995 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995343
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  4. 4
    The Blue PlaceAud Torvingen #11998 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998308
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  5. 5
    StayAud Torvingen #21999 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999303
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  6. 6
    With Her BodyConversation Pieces #32004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  7. 7
    AlwaysAud Torvingen #32007 · 463 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007463
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  8. 8
    HildLight of the World #12013 · 546 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013546
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  9. 9
    Cold Wind2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  10. 10
    So Lucky2018 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018180
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  11. 11
    Spear2022 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022192
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  12. 12
    MenewoodLight of the World #22023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  13. 13
    She is HereOutspoken Authors #322026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Nicola Griffith 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.

Aud Torvingen in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Blue Place
  2. 2. Stay
  3. 3. Always

Light of the World in order

2 books
  1. 1. Hild
  2. 2. Menewood

Conversation Pieces in order

1 book
  1. 3. With Her Body

Outspoken Authors in order

1 book
  1. 32. She is Here

Standalone books

6 books

6 Nicola Griffith titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Nicola Griffith books in order?

You only need to read Nicola Griffith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Nicola Griffith

Start with Ammonite (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nicola Griffith book?

She is Here (2026) is the newest Nicola Griffith book released so far.

Is there a new Nicola Griffith book coming?

No next Nicola Griffith 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 Nicola Griffith has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 15 nominations for Nicola Griffith. 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.

Nicola Griffith at a glance

Still publishing
Nicola Griffith published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nicola Griffith books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,732 pages across the 8 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nicola Griffith books, 5 of 13, were published in the 1990s.

When Nicola Griffith books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Nicola Griffith titles appeared. 1990s was the most productive decade with 5 titles.

1990s
5
2000s
2
2010s
3
2020s
3

13 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Nicola Griffith books are about

7 of the 13 Nicola Griffith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: lesbians is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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