Malka Older

Malka Older

Malka Older has written at least 31 books. Their most popular book is The Mimicking of Known Successes with 289 saves with an average rating of 3.56⭐.

Author Bio

Malka Ann Older is an American author, academic, and humanitarian aid worker. She was named the 2015 Senior Fellow for Technology and Risk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and has more than eight years' experience in humanitarian aid and development.

Her first novel, Infomocracy (2016), is the first in the series The Centenal Cycle. The series also includes Null States (2017) and State Tectonics (2018); the latter won a Prometheus Award in 2019.

The Mimicking of Known Successes

#1 of 3 in The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti

2023 • 289 Readers • 176 pages 3.6

Infomocracy

#1 of 3 in Centenal Cycle

Infomocracy
ByMalka Older

2016 • 198 Readers • 384 pages 3.7

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

2019 • 70 Readers • 434 pages 3.8

The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

#2 of 3 in The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti

2024 • 55 Readers • 224 pages 3.8

Null States

#2 of 3 in Centenal Cycle

Null States
ByMalka Older

2017 • 40 Readers • 432 pages 3.8

State Tectonics

#3 of 3 in Centenal Cycle

State Tectonics
ByMalka Older

2018 • 31 Readers • 432 pages 4.1

New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

#2 of 2 in New Suns

New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
ByK. Tempest Bradford,Darcie Little Badger,+16 more

2023 • 13 Readers • 384 pages 4

Ninth Step Station: The Complete Season 1

#1.1 in Ninth Step Station

Ninth Step Station: The Complete Season 1
ByMalka Older,Fran Wilde,+2 more

2019 • 10 Readers • 371 pages

Apex Magazine Issue 121

Apex Magazine Issue 121
ByAlix E. Harrow,Elana Gomel,+7 more

2021 • 9 Readers 4.7

Twelve Tomorrows

#5 of 1 in Twelve Tomorrows

Twelve Tomorrows
ByCixin Liu(Contributor),Wade Roush(Editor)

2018 • 9 Readers • 248 pages 3.5

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

#3 of 3 in The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti

2025 • 8 Readers • 256 pages 4

...and Other Disasters

2019 • 8 Readers • 201 pages 4

Orphan Black: The Next Chapter

1 Orphan Black: The Next Chapter

Orphan Black: The Next Chapter
ByMalka Older,Heli Kennedy,+4 more

2019 • 7 Readers • 12 pages 4.5

Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 1

#1 of 2 in Sunspot Jungle

Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 1
ByN. K. Jemisin,Malka Older,+7 more

2018 • 5 Readers • 532 pages 4

The Year's Best Science Fiction, Vol. 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020

#1 of 10 in The Year's Best Science Fiction

2020 • 5 Readers • 608 pages 4

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Tear Tracks
ByMalka Older

2015 • 4 Readers 4

Machina

Machina
ByFran Wilde,Malka Older,+2 more

2020 • 3 Readers 3

Tear Tracks

Tear Tracks
ByMalka Older

2015 • 3 Readers • 33 pages 4

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

2016 • 3 Readers • 464 pages 4

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition

10 Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition
ByCharlie Jane Anders,Kemi Ashing-Giwa,+27 more

2023 • 3 Readers • 719 pages

Life Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays

2023 • 2 Readers • 582 pages

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition

#5 of 10 in Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition
ByNino Cipri,Seth Dickinson,+19 more

2016 • 2 Readers • 613 pages 4

Current Futures: A Sci-Fi Ocean Anthology

2019 • 1 Reader

Abrazando la revolución

Abrazando la revolución
ByS.L. Huang,Rae Carson,+11 more

2022 • 1 Reader • 248 pages

Refugees

#1.8 in Born to the Blade

Refugees
ByMalka Older

2018 • 1 Reader 3

Assassination

#1.9 in Born to the Blade

Assassination
ByMalka Older

2018 • 1 Reader 4

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Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1
ByTor Books,Cassandra Khaw,+10 more

2016 • 1 Reader • 167 pages

Trade Deal

#1.5 in Born to the Blade

Trade Deal
ByMalka Older

2018 • 1 Reader • 25 pages 3

Tor. com Sampler

Tor. com Sampler
ByRuthanna Emrys,Guy Haley,+9 more

2016 • 200 pages

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2015

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2015
ByNino Cipri,Seth Dickinson,+19 more

2016 • 672 pages

Narrative Disorder

#1.5 of 3 in Centenal Cycle

Narrative Disorder
ByMalka Older

2017 • 22 pages