The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 2010 to 2022

N. K. Jemisin

FantasyScience fictionEpic and high fantasyUrban fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasyDystopian and post-apocalyptic

N. K. Jemisin is the first writer to win three Hugo Awards for Best Novel in a row, for the Broken Earth trilogy, set on a continent wracked by seismic catastrophes where those who can control the earth are feared and enslaved.

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N. K. Jemisin books in order

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Inheritance

3 books · Set in invented worldsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms2010Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Broken Kingdoms2010With Oree ShothBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Kingdom of Gods2011With SiehBuy on Amazon

Dreamblood

2 books · Set in invented worldsEpic and high fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasy
  1. 1The Killing Moon2012With EhiruBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Shadowed Sun2012With HananiBuy on Amazon

Broken Earth

3 books · Set in invented worldsEpic and high fantasyDystopian and post-apocalyptic
  1. 1The Fifth Season2015With EssunBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Obelisk Gate2016With Essun and NassunBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Stone Sky2017With Essun and NassunBuy on Amazon

Great Cities

2 books · Set in New YorkUrban fantasy
  1. 1The City We Became2020With MannyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The World We Make2022With MannyBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Inheritance

Dreamblood

The Stillness

Great Cities