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The World We Make (Great Cities, #2) was the most recently released book by N.K. Jemisin, on November 1st, 2022.

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N.K. Jemisin Stats: The highest rated book by N.K. Jemisin on Book Notification is How Long 'til Black Future Month?, the 3rd novel in the Dreamblood series. The second-highest rated book is The Obelisk Gate (Broken Earth #2).

The most read book by N.K. Jemisin on Book Notification is The Fifth Season, the first novel in the Broken Earth series. The second most read book is The Stone Sky (Broken Earth #3).

Below is a complete list of N.K. Jemisin books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by N.K. Jemisin is the Broken Earth Series.

List of Broken Earth Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
The Fifth Season
2015
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2
8.9
The Obelisk Gate
2016
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3
8.6
The Stone Sky
2017
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List of Dreamblood Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.5
The Killing Moon
2012
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2
9.5
The Shadowed Sun
2012
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3
9.3
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
2018
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List of Great Cities Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.1
The City We Became
2020
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2
10
The World We Make
2022
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List of Inheritance Trilogy Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
2010
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2
8.2
The Broken Kingdoms
2010
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3
7.3
The Kingdom of Gods
2011
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4
9
The Awakened Kingdom
2014
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5
Shades in Shadow
2015
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Far Sector
2021
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball
2008
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2
6
Non-Zero Probabilities
2009
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3
10
The City Born Great
2016
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4
6
The Ones Who Stay and Fight
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Geek Wisdom (With: Genevieve Valentine)
2011
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List of Mass Effect: Andromeda Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Nexus Uprising ( By: Jason M. Hough)
2017
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2
10
Initiation
2017
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3
10
Annihilation (By: Catherynne M. Valente)
2018
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List of Forward Books in Publication Order

Sci-fi shorts exploring various themes of life. They are easy to read and offer deep, thought-provoking insights.

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.7
Randomize (By: Andy Weir)
2019
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2
9
Summer Frost (By: Blake Crouch)
2019
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3
6.7
Ark (By: Veronica Roth)
2019
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4
7.3
You Have Arrived at Your Destination (By: Amor Towles)
2019
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5
7.5
Emergency Skin
2019
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6
8.2
The Last Conversation ( By: Paul Tremblay)
2019
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List of The WisCon Chronicles Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
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2
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
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3
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
2010
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4
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
2011
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5
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
2012
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6
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
2013
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7
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
2015
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8
The WisCon Chronicles 11
2017
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List of N.K. Jemisin Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
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2
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
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3
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
2010
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4
Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories
2011
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5
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
2011
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6
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
2012
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7
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
2012
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8
Fantastic Erotica: The Best of Circlet Press 2008-2012
2012
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9
After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia
2012
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10
Clarkesworld: Year Three
2013
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11
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
2013
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12
Mothership
2013
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13
Speculative Fiction 2013
2014
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14
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue
2014
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15
Systems Fail
2014
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16
Futuredaze 2: Reprise
2014
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17
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014
2014
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18
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
2015
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19
Clarkesworld: Year Eight
2016
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20
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
2017
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21
Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle
2017
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22
The WisCon Chronicles 11
2017
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23
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
2017
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24
Worlds Seen in Passing
2018
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25
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
2018
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26
10
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
2019
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27
8
The Best of Uncanny
2019
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28
Escape Pod
2020
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29
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
2023
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N.K. Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin (Nora Keita Jemisin) was born on September 19th, 1972 and is currently 52 years old. N.K. Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Jemisin attended Tulane University where she received a BS and University of Maryland where she received a MEd.

N.K. Jemisin is the author of the Inheritance Trilogy series which currently consists of 5 novels. The Inheritance Trilogy series started in 2010 with the novel The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. The most recently released novel in the Inheritance Trilogy series was Shades in Shadow which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the Inheritance Trilogy series.

N.K. Jemisin received the MacArthur Fellowship in 2020 for going against the conventions of the genres of epic fantasy and science fiction, exploring structural racism, the environment, and relationships within families.

N.K. Jemisin: Awards & Accolades

N.K. Jemisin won the British Fantasy Award, The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution), in 2018.

N.K. Jemisin has won many awards including:

  • Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2015.
  • The Fifth Season won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2016.
  • The Obelisk Gate won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2017.
  • The Stone Sky won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2018.
  • Worlds Seen in Passing won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2019.
  • How Long 'til Black Future Month? won the Alex Awards, Best Book, in 2019.
  • Emergency Skin won the Hugo Award, Best Novelette, in 2020.
  • The City We Became won the Audie Award, Best Female Narrator, in 2021 as well as the Audie Award - Best Fantasy in 2021.
  • Far Sector won the Hugo Award, Best Graphic Story/Comic, in 2022.

The following novels by N.K. Jemisin were also nominated for these awards:

  • Non-Zero Probabilities: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2010).
  • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2010). World Fantasy Award, Novel (2011). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2011).
  • The Kingdom of Gods: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2011).
  • The Killing Moon: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2012). World Fantasy Award, Novel (2013).
  • Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2015).
  • The Fifth Season: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2015). RUSA Awards, Fantasy Award (2016). World Fantasy Award, Novel (2016). Audie Award, Best Fantasy (2016). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2021).
  • The Obelisk Gate: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2016). World Fantasy Award, Novel (2017).
  • The City Born Great: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2017).
  • The Stone Sky: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2017). Audie Award, Best Female Narrator (2018).
  • How Long 'til Black Future Month?: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2019). World Fantasy Award, Collection (2019).
  • The City We Became: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2020). British Fantasy Award, Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) (2021). Alex Awards, Best Book (2021). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2021). RUSA Awards, Fantasy Award (2021).
  • The World We Make: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2022).

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow N.K. Jemisin are:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
  3. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  4. Andy Weir, author of the novel: Project Hail Mary.
  5. Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries Series.

N.K. Jemisin: F.A.Q

When was N.K. Jemisin Born? How old is N.K. Jemisin?

N.K. Jemisin was born on September 19th, 1972. N.K. Jemisin is currently 52 years old.

Where was N.K. Jemisin Born?

N.K. Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, USA and is American.

What awards has N.K. Jemisin won?

N.K. Jemisin has won the following awards: The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution) at the British Fantasy Award (2018).

What book awards has N.K. Jemisin won?

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2015).
The Fifth Season: Hugo Award Best Novel (2016).
The Obelisk Gate: Hugo Award Best Novel (2017).
The Stone Sky: Hugo Award Best Novel (2018).
Worlds Seen in Passing: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2019).
How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Alex Awards Best Book (2019).
Emergency Skin: Hugo Award Best Novelette (2020).
The City We Became: Audie Award Best Female Narrator (2021), Audie Award Best Fantasy (2021).
Far Sector: Hugo Award Best Graphic Story/Comic (2022).

What was the first book N.K. Jemisin wrote?

The first book written by N.K. Jemisin was Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball, published in 2008.

What was the most recent book N.K. Jemisin wrote?

Her most recently released work was The World We Make on November 1st, 2022.

Will there be any more books by N.K. Jemisin?

N.K. Jemisin does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has N.K. Jemisin written?

N.K. Jemisin has written 21 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Broken Earth Series
  • 3 books in the Dreamblood Series
  • 2 books in the Great Cities Series
  • 5 books in the Inheritance Trilogy Series
  • 1 Graphic Novels
  • 4 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Mass Effect: Andromeda Series
  • 1 book in the Forward Series

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