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P. Djèlí Clark Books in Order

P. Djèlí Clark has written 14 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is A Dead Djinn in Cairo (2016) and the newest is Cronus (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

P. Djèlí Clark is the pen name of Dexter Gabriel.

Books
14
Published
2016–2025
Confirmed
1 of 14 titles
Pages on record
767 in 4 of 14 books
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P. Djèlí Clark is the pen name of Dexter Gabriel, an American historian and writer of speculative fiction born in 1971 who is an assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut. The name Djèlí refers to the griots, West African storytellers, historians and poets, and keeps the fiction apart from the academic work; A. Phenderson Clark is another byline. A Master of Djinn won the Nebula and Locus Awards in 2022. The 14 catalogued books run from A Dead Djinn in Cairo (2016) to Cronus (2025), and include The Black God's Drums (2018) and Ring Shout (2020).

How many P. Djèlí Clark books are there?

P. Djèlí Clark has 14 books, released between 2016 and 2025. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

P. Djèlí Clark Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 P. Djèlí Clark 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 Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark (2018)
  2. Cover of The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark, book 3 of the Fatma El-Sha'arawi series (2019)
  3. Cover of Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (2020)
  4. Cover of Abeni's Song by P. Djèlí Clark, book 1 of the Abeni's Song series (2023)
  1. 1
    A Dead Djinn in CairoFatma El-Sha'arawi #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  2. 2
    Fantasy's Othering Fetish2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  3. 3
    The Angel of Khan el-KhaliliFatma El-Sha'arawi #22017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  4. 4
    The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  5. 5
    The Black God's Drums2018 · 111 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018111
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  6. 6
    The Haunting of Tram Car 015Fatma El-Sha'arawi #32019 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019144
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  7. 7
    Ring Shout2020 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020176
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  8. 8
    With a Golden Risha2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    A Master of DjinnFatma El-Sha'arawi #42021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  10. 10
    If the Martians Have Magic2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  11. 11
    Abeni's SongAbeni's Song #12023 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023336
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  12. 12
    The Dead Cat Tail Assassins2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  13. 13
    Abeni and the Kingdom of GoldAbeni's Song #22025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  14. 14
    CronusTime Traveler's Passport #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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P. Djèlí Clark 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.

Fatma El-Sha'arawi in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Dead Djinn in Cairo
  2. 2. The Angel of Khan el-Khalili
  3. 3. The Haunting of Tram Car 015
  4. 4. A Master of Djinn

Abeni's Song in order

2 books
  1. 1. Abeni's Song
  2. 2. Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold

Time Traveler's Passport in order

1 book
  1. 2. Cronus

Standalone books

7 books

7 P. Djèlí Clark titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read P. Djèlí Clark books in order?

You only need to read P. Djèlí Clark 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 P. Djèlí Clark

Start with A Dead Djinn in Cairo (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest P. Djèlí Clark book?

Cronus (2025) is the newest P. Djèlí Clark book released so far.

Is there a new P. Djèlí Clark book coming?

No next P. Djèlí Clark 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 P. Djèlí Clark has won

Wikidata records 15 awards and 28 nominations for P. Djèlí Clark. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Locus Award for Best Short Story2024Wonfor How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub
  • Ignyte Award for Best in Middle Grade2024Wonfor Abeni's Song
  • Bob Morane award for best foreign novel2023Wonfor A Master of Djinn
  • BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2023Wonfor How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub
  • Julia-Verlanger Award2022Wonfor Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel2022Wonfor A Master of Djinn
  • Nebula Award for Best Novel2022Wonfor A Master of Djinn
  • Ignyte Award for Best Novel – Adult2022Wonfor A Master of Djinn
  • Ignyte Award for Best Short Story2022Wonfor If the Martians Have Magic
  • Locus Award for Best Novella2021Wonfor Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella2021Wonfor Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Novella2021Wonfor Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times

P. Djèlí Clark at a glance

Still publishing
P. Djèlí Clark published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
P. Djèlí Clark books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
767 pages across the 4 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most P. Djèlí Clark books, 8 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the P. Djèlí Clark books are about

3 of the 14 P. Djèlí Clark 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 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.