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Jemisin, N. K.

Jemisin, N. K.

Author Biography & Works

Nora Keita Jemisin is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), and the subsequent books in her Inheritance Trilogy received critical acclaim.

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Books by Jemisin, N. K.

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

First book in The Inheritance Trilogy, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms centers on the novel's narrator, Yeine, granddaughter of the ruler of the world. Yeine suddenly is named heir to this...

The Broken Kingdoms

The Broken Kingdoms

A man with no memory of his past and a struggling, blind street artist will face off against the will of the gods as the secrets of this stranger's past...

The Killing Moon

The Killing Moon

A series that's immensely well written and one that takes quite a few of the epic fantasy archetypes and runs away with them in a slightly new direction.Expect complex politics,...

The Killing Moon

The Killing Moon

(Dreamboods) Start here

In Gujaareh, the city of dreams, the Gatherers of the Hetawa temple take the souls of those who are ready to die, and bring them peace. When the Gatherer Ehiru...

The Shadowed Sun

The Shadowed Sun

(Dreamboods)

'UTTERLY ENTHRALLING' Trudi Canavan 'The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation . . . Jemisin seems able to do just about everything' NEW YORK TIMES 'Jemisin...

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

(The Broken Earth) Start here

Winner of the 2016 Hugo and nominated for a Nebula, The Fifth Season is a volatile combination of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Dystopian Fiction. Mythology comes alive in this hostile world...

The Obelisk Gate

The Obelisk Gate

(The Broken Earth)

"Intricate and extraordinary." - New York Times on The Fifth Season Continuing the trilogy that began with the award-winning The Fifth Season Winner of the Hugo Award Shortlisted for the...

The Stone Sky

The Stone Sky

(The Broken Earth)

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel 2018Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2018 The shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling...

The Stone Sky

The Stone Sky

The shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with The Fifth Season, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016,...

The City We Became

The City We Became

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense...

The World We Make

The World We Make

Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city’s heart and wields its magic. New York? She’s got six.But all is not well in the city...

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