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N K Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin is an African-American female writer of speculative fiction. She was born in Iowa City, Iowa and grew up in New York City and Mobile, Alabama She lived in Massachusetts for ten years and then moved to New York City.She attended Tulane University from 1990 - 1994, receiving a B.S. in psychology. She went on to earn her M. Ed from the University of Maryland College Park.She is a former member of the Boston-area writing group BRAWLers, as well as a current member of Altered Fluid. A graduate of the 2002 Viable Paradise writing workshop, she has published a number of short stories and has completed several novels. In 2010, her short story "Non-Zero Probabilities" was a finalist for the Hugo and Nebula awards.Currently, she lives in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to writing fiction, she works as a career counselor.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Series
Inheritance Trilogy
1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2009)
2. The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
3. The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
The Awakened Kingdom (2014)
The Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
Shades in Shadow (2015)
1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2009)
2. The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
3. The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
The Awakened Kingdom (2014)
The Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus) (2014)
Shades in Shadow (2015)
Dreamblood
1. The Killing Moon (2012)
2. The Shadowed Sun (2012)
The Dreamblood Duology (omnibus) (2016)
1. The Killing Moon (2012)
2. The Shadowed Sun (2012)
The Dreamblood Duology (omnibus) (2016)
Broken Earth
1. The Fifth Season (2015)
2. The Obelisk Gate (2016)
3. The Stone Sky (2017)
The Broken Earth Boxed Set (omnibus) (2018)
1. The Fifth Season (2015)
2. The Obelisk Gate (2016)
3. The Stone Sky (2017)
The Broken Earth Boxed Set (omnibus) (2018)
Novels
Collections
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2016 (2017) (with Nina Allan, Charlie Jane Anders, Aliette de Bodard, Tara Isabella Burton, Monica Byrne, Rebecca Campbell, Cixin Liu, P Djèlí Clark, Indrapramit Das, Alix E Harrow, Margaret Killjoy, Melissa Marr, David Nickle, Laurie Penny, Daniel Polansky, Lettie Prell, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Caighlan Smith, Lavie Tidhar, Rajnar Vajra, Genevieve Valentine, Carrie Vaughn and Alyssa Wong)
2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle (2017) (with Nina Allan, Kij Johnson, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Carrie Vaughn, Fran Wilde, Kai Ashante Wilson and Alyssa Wong)
How Long 'til Black Future Month? (2018)
2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle (2017) (with Nina Allan, Kij Johnson, Victor LaValle, Seanan McGuire, Carrie Vaughn, Fran Wilde, Kai Ashante Wilson and Alyssa Wong)
How Long 'til Black Future Month? (2018)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
4. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 (2018)
4. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 (2018)
Non fiction
Awards
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N K Jemisin recommends
The Neon Court (2011)
(Matthew Swift, book 3)
Kate Griffin
"When I get my hands on a new Kate Griffin book, I put down everything else. She's just that good."
Hexarchate Stories (2019)
(Machineries Of Empire trilogy)
Yoon Ha Lee
"Tight-woven, breathtakingly original space opera."
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