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What I Saw Before the War (Short Stories/Novellas) was the most recently released book by Alaya Dawn Johnson, on January 22nd, 2025.

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Alaya Dawn Johnson Stats: The most read book by Alaya Dawn Johnson on Book Notification is Trouble the Saints, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Summer Prince, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Alaya Dawn Johnson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Spirit Binders Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Racing the Dark
2007
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2
The Burning City
2009
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List of Zephyr Hollis Books in Publication Order

Social activist Zephyr Hollis navigates a 1920s New York teeming with vampires, crime, and mystical beings.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Moonshine
2010
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2
Wicked City
2012
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3
The Inconstant Moon
2012
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Trouble the Saints, The Summer Prince, and The Library of Broken Worlds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Summer Prince
2013
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2
Love Is the Drug
2014
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3
7
Trouble the Saints
2020
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4
4
The Library of Broken Worlds
2023
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Fantasy tales with diverse characters, exploring themes of identity, power, and human connections in unique settings.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
What I Saw Before the War
2025
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Reconstruction
2020
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List of Twisted Journeys Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Time Travel Trap ( By: Dan Jolley)
2007
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2
Terror in Ghost Mansion (By: Paul D. Storrie)
2007
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3
Captured by Pirates (By: Justine Korman Fontes)
2007
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4
Alien Incident on Planet J ( By: Dan Jolley)
2008
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5
Vampire Hunt ( By: Dan Jolley)
2008
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6
Nightmare on Zombie Island (By: Paul D. Storrie, David Witt)
2008
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7
Kung Fu Masters (By: Evonne Tsang)
2009
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8
Agent Mongoose and the Hypno-beam Scheme ( By: Dan Jolley)
2009
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9
Shipwrecked on Mad Island ( By: Dan Jolley)
2009
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10
The Goblin King
2009
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11
School of Evil (By: Marie P. Croall)
2010
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12
Attack of the Mutant Meteors ( By: Dan Jolley)
2010
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13
Agent Mongoose and the Attack of the Giant Insects (By: Dan Jolley, Marie P. Croall)
2010
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14
Detective Frankenstein
2010
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15
Horror in Space (By: Janine E. Young)
2010
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16
The Quest for Dragon Mountain (By: Robin Mayhall)
2010
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17
Hero City (By: Evonne Tsang, Adan Jimenez)
2012
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18
Peril at Summerland Park (By: Paul D. Storrie)
2012
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19
The Fifth Musketeer: Book 19 (By: Justine Korman Fontes, Ron Fontes)
2012
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20
Escape from Pyramid X ( By: Dan Jolley)
2013
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List of Tremontaine Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Arrivals (By: Ellen Kushner)
2015
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2
The North Side of the Sun
2015
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3
Heavenly Bodies (By: Joel Derfner)
2015
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4
A Wake in Riverside (By: Malinda Lo)
2015
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5
The Dagger and the Sword
2015
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6
A Fair Hand (By: Patty Bryant)
2015
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7
The Swan Ball (By: Joel Derfner)
2015
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8
A City Without Chocolate (By: Malinda Lo)
2015
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9
Lies in Our Stars (By: Paul Witcover)
2015
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10
Shadowroot (By: Joel Derfner)
2016
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11
Go and Tell The Morning Star
2016
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12
A Tale of Two Ladies (By: Malinda Lo)
2016
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13
Departures (By: Ellen Kushner)
2016
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14
The Eye of the Swan (By: Kelly Robson)
2016
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15
Convocation (By: Ellen Kushner)
2016
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16
Old in Mischief (By: Tessa Gratton)
2016
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17
Fireworks (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj)
2016
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18
All That Glitters (By: Joel Derfner)
2016
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19
Alive and Home Here
2016
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20
Blood and Silk (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj)
2016
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21
The Duchess Gambit (By: Joel Derfner)
2016
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22
A Rushing of Wings (By: Paul Witcover)
2016
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23
The Heart A Liability (By: Tessa Gratton)
2016
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24
The Coming Night (By: Joel Derfner)
2016
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25
Nine Duels (By: Tessa Gratton)
2016
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26
In the Shadow of Riverside (By: Tessa Gratton)
2017
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27
Smoke and Ashes (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj)
2017
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28
Dissolution (By: Ellen Kushner)
2017
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29
Ambition (By: Ellen Kushner)
2017
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30
The Siege of Riverside (By: Tessa Gratton)
2017
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31
The Bridge (By: Karen Lord)
2017
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32
Night of the Flames (By: Joel Derfner)
2017
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33
Every Face a Forgery (By: Paul Witcover)
2017
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34
My Life for Your Life (By: Tessa Gratton)
2017
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35
Into the Woods (By: Delia Sherman, Liz Duffy Adams)
2017
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36
Behind the Mask (By: Joel Derfner)
2017
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37
Sword and Spirit (By: Karen Lord)
2017
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38
A Blur of Bright Water (By: Tessa Gratton)
2017
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39
Dragon Rampant (By: Karen Lord)
2017
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40
Surrounded (By: Joel Derfner)
2018
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41
A City's Favor (By: Racheline Maltese)
2018
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42
Potential (By: Ellen Kushner, Tessa Gratton)
2018
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43
What Goes Up (By: Ellen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams)
2018
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44
Building Bridges (By: Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner, Liz Duffy Adams)
2018
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45
A World of Change (By: Karen Lord)
2018
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46
The Turning of the Tide (By: Ellen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams)
2018
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47
What Light in the Houses Beneath the Earth? (By: Tessa Gratton)
2018
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48
What the River Wants (By: Ellen Kushner)
2018
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49
After the Flood (By: Ellen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams)
2018
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50
A City in Crisis (By: Karen Lord)
2018
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51
The Cacao Tree (By: Karen Lord)
2018
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52
Set the Night on Fire (By: Ellen Kushner, Tessa Gratton)
2018
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53
Onward (By: Ellen Kushner, Racheline Maltese, Karen Lord, Tessa Gratton)
2018
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List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order

Annual collection of the best sci-fi features tales of wonder and adventure set on distant planets and in the future.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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6
Year's Best SF
1996
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2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
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4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
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5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
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6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
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7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
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8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
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9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
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10
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
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11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
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12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
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13
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
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14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
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15
Year's Best SF 15
2010
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16
Year's Best SF 16
2011
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17
Year's Best SF 17
2012
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18
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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List of Tremontaine Collection Books in Publication Order

A beautiful duchess, her husband's affair, a foreigner, and a genius face treachery when long-buried lies surface.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 1 (With: Ellen Kushner, Paul Witcover, Joel Derfner, Racheline Maltese, Malinda Lo, Patty Bryant)
2016
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2
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 2 (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj, Ellen Kushner, Paul Witcover, Joel Derfner, Racheline Maltese, Tessa Gratton)
2017
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3
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 3 (By: Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Racheline Maltese, Karen Lord, Tessa Gratton, Liz Duffy Adams)
2018
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4
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 (By: Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Racheline Maltese, Karen Lord, Tessa Gratton, Liz Duffy Adams)
2018
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List of Alaya Dawn Johnson Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Year's Best SF
1996
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2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
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4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
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5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
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8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
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9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
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10
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
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11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
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12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
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13
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
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14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
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15
Interfictions 2
2009
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16
Year's Best SF 15
2010
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17
Year's Best SF 16
2011
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18
Wilde Stories 2011
2011
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19
Year's Best SF 17
2012
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20
Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
2012
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21
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
2013
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22
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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23
8
Nightmare Magazine 13: October 2013
2013
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24
7
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
2015
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25
10
Luminescent Threads
2017
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26
10
Three Sides of a Heart
2017
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27
10
A Phoenix First Must Burn
2020
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28
The Book of Witches
2023
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29
Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology
2025
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30
Revolution in the Heart
2026
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Alaya Dawn Johnson

Alaya Dawn Johnson has written 4 standalone novels, starting with The Summer Prince in 2013. The most recently released novel was The Library of Broken Worlds, which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Alaya at this time.

Alaya Dawn Johnson has also written the Tremontaine series which has 53 books including Arrivals and The North Side of the Sun.

Alaya Dawn Johnson: Awards & Accolades

Johnson's books have won multiple awards, Luminescent Threads won the Locus Award, Best Non-Fiction Book, in 2018. A Phoenix First Must Burn won the Ignyte Awards, Best Anthology/Collected Works, in 2021. Trouble the Saints won the World Fantasy Award, Novel, in 2021.

Alaya Dawn Johnson books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Summer Prince was nominated for the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 2013. Luminescent Threads was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction, in 2018. Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2025.

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  1. Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries Series.
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  3. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
  4. Naomi Novik, author of the Scholomance Series.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Alaya Dawn Johnson: F.A.Q

What book awards has Alaya Dawn Johnson won?

Luminescent Threads: Locus Award Best Non-Fiction Book (2018).
A Phoenix First Must Burn: Ignyte Awards Best Anthology/Collected Works (2021).
Trouble the Saints: World Fantasy Award Novel (2021).

What was the first book Alaya Dawn Johnson wrote?

The first book written by Alaya Dawn Johnson was Racing the Dark, published in 2007.

What was the most recent book Alaya Dawn Johnson wrote?

Her most recently released work was What I Saw Before the War on January 22nd, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Alaya Dawn Johnson?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Alaya Dawn Johnson book is Trouble the Saints. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Trouble the Saints (7)
  2. The Summer Prince (10)
  3. Moonshine (8)
  4. The Library of Broken Worlds (4)

Are there upcoming new books by Alaya Dawn Johnson?

Alaya Dawn Johnson does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Alaya Dawn Johnson written?

Alaya Dawn Johnson has written 18 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Spirit Binders Series, 3 books in the Zephyr Hollis Series, 4 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 Collections, 2 books in the Twisted Journeys Series, 4 books in the Tremontaine Series, 1 book in the Tremontaine Collection Series.

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