N. K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin was born in 1972, N. K. Jemisin has written at least 100 books. Their most popular book is The Fifth Season with 2801 saves with an average rating of 4.34⭐.

Author Bio

N. K. Jemisin is a fantasy author and 2020 MacArthur Fellow. Since beginning her professional career in the early 2000s, her short fiction and novels have been recognized with multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Most of her works have been optioned for television or film, and collectively her novels, including the Broken Earth, trilogy have sold over two million copies. After twenty years working in higher education as an applied counseling psychologist, she “retired” in 2016 to become a full-time writer, writing instructor, and public speaker. Her speculative works range widely in theme, though with repeated motifs: resistance and oppression, loneliness and belonging, and Wouldn’t It Be Cool If This One Ridiculous Thing Happened.

In her spare time she’s into tabletop and video games, biking, fanfiction, and urban gardening. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, with her son and two cats.

https://nkjemisin.com/

The Fifth Season

#1 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Fifth Season
ByN. K. Jemisin

2015 • 2,801 Readers • 421 pages 4.3

The Obelisk Gate

#2 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Obelisk Gate
ByN. K. Jemisin

2016 • 1,145 Readers • 407 pages 4.3

The City We Became

#1 of 2 in Great Cities

The City We Became
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 1,108 Readers • 481 pages 3.8

The Stone Sky

#3 of 3 in The Broken Earth

The Stone Sky
ByN. K. Jemisin

2017 • 1,026 Readers • 464 pages 4.4

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

2010 • 710 Readers • 432 pages 3.9

Emergency Skin

#3 of 6 in Forward Collection

Emergency Skin
ByN. K. Jemisin

2019 • 334 Readers • 38 pages 4.1

The Killing Moon

#1 of 2 in Dreamblood

The Killing Moon
ByN. K. Jemisin

2012 • 329 Readers • 418 pages 3.9

How Long 'til Black Future Month?

#0 of 3 in The Broken Earth

2018 • 264 Readers • 416 pages 4.2

The World We Make

#2 of 2 in Great Cities

The World We Make
ByN. K. Jemisin

2022 • 261 Readers • 369 pages 4.1

The Broken Kingdoms

#2 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

The Broken Kingdoms
ByN. K. Jemisin

2010 • 256 Readers • 384 pages 4.1

The Kingdom of Gods

#3 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

The Kingdom of Gods
ByN. K. Jemisin

2011 • 216 Readers • 359 pages 3.9

Out There Screaming

Out There Screaming
ByN. K. Jemisin,Erin E. Adams,+17 more

2023 • 182 Readers • 400 pages 3.6

The Shadowed Sun

#2 of 2 in Dreamblood

The Shadowed Sun
ByN. K. Jemisin

2012 • 120 Readers • 504 pages 4.3

The Inheritance Trilogy

#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

2014 • 118 Readers • 1,472 pages 4.1

The Awakened Kingdom

#3.5 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

The Awakened Kingdom
ByN. K. Jemisin

2014 • 82 Readers • 250 pages 4

The City Born Great

#0.5 of 2 in Great Cities

The City Born Great
ByN. K. Jemisin

2016 • 75 Readers • 26 pages 3.8

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

2019 • 70 Readers • 434 pages 3.8

Shades in Shadow

#4 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy

Shades in Shadow
ByN. K. Jemisin

2015 • 51 Readers • 96 pages 3.9

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
ByGlory Edim(Editor, Introduction),Jesmyn Ward(Contributor)

2018 • 50 Readers • 274 pages 4.3

Epic: Legends of Fantasy

#9.5 of 16 in The Realm of the Elderlings

Epic: Legends of Fantasy
ByPaolo Bacigalupi,Aliette de Bodard,+15 more

2010 • 36 Readers • 608 pages 3.7

The Dreamblood Duology

#1 of 2 in Dreamblood

The Dreamblood Duology
ByN. K. Jemisin

2016 • 30 Readers • 960 pages 4

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond
ByBill Campbell(Editor),Edward Austin Hall(Editor)

2013 • 21 Readers • 366 pages 3

Mass Effect: Initiation

#2 of 3 in Mass Effect: Andromeda Novels

Mass Effect: Initiation
ByN. K. Jemisin,Mac Walters

2017 • 20 Readers • 302 pages 3.6

Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture

Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
ByN. K. Jemisin,Eric San Juan,+2 more

2011 • 19 Readers • 223 pages 3

After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia

#0.1 of 3 in Across the Universe

After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia
ByGarth Nix(Contributor),Ellen Datlow(Editor)

2012 • 18 Readers • 384 pages 3.6

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 94

#0 of 3 in The Broken Earth

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 94
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),N. K. Jemisin(Contributor)

2014 • 18 Readers • 126 pages 3.6

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition

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

Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
ByCharlie Jane Anders,Nina Allan,+23 more

2017 • 13 Readers • 647 pages 4

Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction

Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction
ByIrene Gallo(Editor),Charlie Jane Anders(Contributor)

2018 • 13 Readers • 569 pages 3

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018

#4 of 10 in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018
ByJohn Joseph Adams,N. K. Jemisin

2018 • 12 Readers • 400 pages 4.5

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction!

#49 of 20 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction!
ByChristie Yant(Editor),N. K. Jemisin(Contributor)

2014 • 9 Readers • 556 pages 4

Playing Nice with God’s Bowling Ball

2008 • 9 Readers 4.2

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Stone Hunger
ByN. K. Jemisin

9 Readers 3

The Best of Uncanny

26 Uncanny Magazine

The Best of Uncanny
ByKen Liu(Translator)

2018 • 9 Readers • 680 pages 4

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017

#3 of 10 in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
ByN. K. Jemisin,Peter S. Beagle,+3 more

2017 • 8 Readers • 460 pages 5

Escape Pod

Escape Pod
ByN. K. Jemisin,Cory Doctorow,+3 more

2020 • 5 Readers • 336 pages

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

Uncanny Magazine Issue 18: September/October 2017

#18 of 26 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 18: September/October 2017
ByN. K. Jemisin,C.S.E. Cooney,+6 more

2017 • 4 Readers • 168 pages 4

Zerrissene Erde

Zerrissene Erde
ByN. K. Jemisin

2018 • 4 Readers • 512 pages

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11 Far Sector

Far Sector #2
ByN. K. Jemisin

2019 • 4 Readers 3

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Far Sector #1
ByN. K. Jemisin

3 Readers

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

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2016 • 3 Readers

The Awakened Kingdom and Other Stories

2019 • 3 Readers • 176 pages

Clarkesworld: Year Eight

23 Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld: Year Eight
ByMichael Swanwick,Robert Reed,+31 more

2016 • 2 Readers • 450 pages

Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014

#55 of 22 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014
ByJohn Joseph Adams,Shale Nelson,+3 more

2014 • 2 Readers 5

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 36, September 2009

#36 of 23 in Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 36, September 2009
ByNeil Clarke(Editor),Sarah Monette(Contributor)

2009 • 2 Readers • 63 pages 3

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11 Far Sector

Far Sector #7
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 2 Readers • 25 pages 2

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11 Far Sector

Far Sector #9
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 2 Readers • 26 pages 2

Far Sector #10

11 Far Sector

Far Sector #10
ByN. K. Jemisin

2021 • 2 Readers • 26 pages 2

Far Sector #11

11 Far Sector

Far Sector #11
ByN. K. Jemisin

2021 • 2 Readers • 25 pages 2

Far Sector #12

11 Far Sector

Far Sector #12
ByN. K. Jemisin

2021 • 2 Readers • 25 pages 2

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11 Far Sector

Far Sector #3
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 2 Readers 2

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11 Far Sector

Far Sector #4
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 2 Readers 2

Far Sector #5

11 Far Sector

Far Sector #5
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 2 Readers • 26 pages 2

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11 Far Sector

Far Sector #6
ByN. K. Jemisin

2020 • 2 Readers • 25 pages 2

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2012

#25 of 23 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, June 2012
ByJohn Joseph Adams,George R.R. Martin,+9 more

2012 • 2 Readers • 281 pages

Uncanny Magazine Issue 6

#6 of 26 in Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine Issue 6
ByPaul Cornell,Isabel Yap,+7 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 167 pages

Hambre de piedra

#0 of 3 in The Broken Earth

Hambre de piedra
ByN. K. Jemisin,David Tejera Expósito(Translator)

2017 • 2 Readers • 17 pages

Far Sector #8

11 Far Sector

Far Sector #8
ByN. K. Jemisin(Writer),Jamal Campbell(Illustrator/Colorist)

2020 • 2 Readers • 26 pages 2

Geek Wisdom

Geek Wisdom
ByGenevieve Valentine,Eric San Juan,+2 more

2011 • 1 Reader • 229 pages

Speculative Fiction 2013: The Year's Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary

2 Speculative Fiction

2014 • 1 Reader • 371 pages

DC Power: A Celebration

4 DC Cultural Anthologies

DC Power: A Celebration
ByN. K. Jemisin,John Ridley,+1 more

2024 • 1 Reader • 146 pages

The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future

#2 of 1 in The WisCon Chronicles

2008 • 1 Reader • 199 pages

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2017 • 1 Reader • 296 pages

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Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle
ByNina Allan,Kij Johnson,+7 more

2017 • 1 Reader

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#0 of 3 in The Broken Earth

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 94, July 2014
ByYoon Ha Lee,Juliette Wade,+6 more

2014 • 1 Reader • 126 pages 3

Lightspeed Magazine, January 2022

#140 of 21 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, January 2022
ByAimee Ogden,Jendayi Brooks-Flemister,+11 more

2022 • 1 Reader • 139 pages 4.5

Amorph

Amorph
ByChené Lawson,N. K. Jemisin

1 Reader 3.5

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#1 of 2 in Steam-Powered

Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories
ByN. K. Jemisin,Georgina Bruce,+13 more

2011 • 1 Reader • 376 pages

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Weird Tales #357
ByKaren Tidbeck,Karen Heuler,+5 more

2011 • 1 Reader

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 50, November 2010

#50 of 23 in Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 50, November 2010
ByN. K. Jemisin,Genevieve Valentine,+2 more

2010 • 1 Reader • 46 pages

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#1 of 4 in Heiresses of Russ

Heiresses of Russ 2011
ByRachel Swirsky,Ellen Kushner,+8 more

2011

Mass Effect : Andromeda - Initiation

Mass Effect : Andromeda - Initiation
ByN. K. Jemisin,Mac Walters

2017 • 384 pages

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Thirteen

2019 • 600 pages