Nalo Hopkinson Reading Order

35 books (1997–2023)

This anthology series edited by Nalo Hopkinson spans 34 books published between 1997 and 2023, featuring speculative fiction across fantasy and related genres. The series includes themed collections such as Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root, So Long Been Dreaming, and Girls Who Bite Back, alongside contributions to broader anthologies like the Tesseracts and Apex Magazine series. Reading these works in publication order beginning with Black Swan, White Raven allows readers to trace the evolution of speculative fiction over more than two decades. The series appears to be complete as of 2023.

Start with Black Swan, White Raven, the first of 34 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Black Swan, White Raven 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Silver Birch, Blood Moon 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fourteenth Annual Collection 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Queer Fear II 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Mojo 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Girls Who Bite Back 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Reading the Bones 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	So Long Been Dreaming 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tesseracts Nine: New Canadian Speculative Fiction 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Lust for Life: Tales of Sex & Love 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Apex Magazine - February 2011 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Walking the Clouds 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Time Traveler's Almanac 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Lightspeed Magazine, December 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Blood Sisters 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Imaginarium 3 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Sisters of the Revolution 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Warrior Women 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Imaginarium 4 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	People of Color Destroy Science Fiction! 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	People of Color Take over Fantastic Stories of the Imagination 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Shoreline of Infinity 8½ 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Shoreline of Infinity 8½: Edinburgh International Book Festival Special Edition 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 11: Trials by Whiteness 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Particulates 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Current Futures 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Edited By 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Inviting Interruptions: Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Trouble the Waters 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2021–2021)

Black Stars is a six-book anthology series edited by Nalo Hopkinson, featuring contributions from multiple authors including Nisi Shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, C.T. Rwizi, and Victor LaValle. Published in 2021 and appearing to be complete, the series should be read in publication order, beginning with 2043...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) by Nisi Shawl. The collection spans fantasy and speculative fiction across its six volumes, offering diverse voices and perspectives within the anthology format.

Start with 2043...(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)(By: Nisi Shawl), the first of 6 books in the Black Stars series.

4 books (2001–2024)

Nalo Hopkinson's Collections series comprises four books of speculative fiction published between 2001 and 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. Read these interconnected collections in publication order, beginning with Skin Folk and continuing through Under Glass, Falling in Love with Hominids, and Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions. Each volume explores imaginative themes across fantasy and related speculative genres through short fiction and essays.

Start with Skin Folk, the first of 4 books in the Collections series.

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1	Skin Folk 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Under Glass Under Glass 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Falling in Love with Hominids 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2011–2016)

The Heiresses of Russ series is a five-book anthology collection edited by Nalo Hopkinson, published between 2012 and 2016. These volumes showcase speculative fiction written by and about women, featuring fantasy, science fiction, and related genres. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Heiresses of Russ 2012.

Start with Heiresses of Russ 2012, the first of 5 books in the Heiresses of Russ series.

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1	Heiresses of Russ 2011 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Heiresses of Russ 2012 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Heiresses of Russ 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Heiresses of Russ 2014 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Heiresses of Russ 2015 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Heiresses of Russ 2016 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2019–2020)

House of Whispers is a three-book fantasy series by Nalo Hopkinson published between 2019 and 2020, now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Volume 1 and continuing through Volume 2 and Volume 3.

Start with The House of WhispersVol. 1(With: Max Fiumara,Bilquis Evely,Kat Howard,Aneke,Sebastian Fiumara,Simon Spurrier,Dan Watters,Dominike Stanton,Tom Fowler) and read in order.

1 book (2012–2012)

33 books (1984–2026)

The Outspoken Authors series comprises 32 books of fantasy and non-fiction published between 1984 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Presidential Papers by John H. Kessel. The collection features contributions from numerous acclaimed authors and explores diverse themes through both fictional narratives and non-fiction pieces.

Start with The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel), the first of 32 books in the Outspoken Authors series.

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1	The Presidential Papers(By: John H. Kessel) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Human Front(By: Ken MacLeod) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Lucky Strike(By: Kim Stanley Robinson) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Left Left Behind(By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Mammoths of the Great Plains(By: Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Underbelly(By: Gary Phillips,Eleanor Arnason) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Modem Times 2.0(By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Wild Girls(By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Report from Planet Midnight(With: Eleanor Arnason) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Surfing the Gnarl(By: Rudy Rucker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	New Taboos(By: John Shirley) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials(By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Science of Herself(By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Raising Hell(By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Gypsy(By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	My Life, My Body(By: Marge Piercy) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be(By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Fire.(By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Totalitopia(By: John Crowley) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Atheist in the Attic(By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Thoreau's Microscope(By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	A City Made of Words(By: Paul Park) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Talk Like a Man(By: Nisi Shawl) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Beatrix Gates(By: Rachel Pollack) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Big Girl(By: Meg Elison) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Planetbreaker’s Son(By: Nick Mamatas) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Utopias of the Third Kind(By: Vandana Singh) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Night Shift(By: Eileen Gunn) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	The Collapsing Frontier(By: Jonathan Lethem) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Not What I Intended(By: Nancy Kress) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	She is Here(By: Nicola Griffith) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

41 books (2015–2026)

Shoreline of Infinity is an ongoing science fiction magazine series that began publication in 2015 and currently extends through 2026 with 41 volumes. The series features short fiction and other content from a wide range of contributors, with each numbered issue functioning as a standalone anthology. Readers should follow the publication order from issue 1 onwards to experience the series as intended.

Start with Shoreline of Infinity 1(By: Noel Chidwick), the first of 41 books in the Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine series.

2 books (2001–2022)

Nalo Hopkinson's collection of short stories and novellas spans two volumes published between 2001 and 2022. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Something to Hitch Meat To followed by Greedy Choke Puppy. This fantasy-influenced series showcases Hopkinson's distinctive voice across multiple shorter narrative works.

Start with Something to Hitch Meat To and read in order.

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1	Something to Hitch Meat To 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Greedy Choke Puppy 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1998–2013)

Nalo Hopkinson's seven standalone novels span from 1998 to 2013, each offering independent stories that need not be read in any particular order, though publication order provides a natural entry point into her evolving body of work. These fantasy and speculative fiction books showcase Hopkinson's distinctive voice and imaginative worldbuilding across varied settings and narratives. The series concluded in 2013 with Sister Mine, marking the completion of this collection of unrelated works. Readers new to Hopkinson's fiction should begin with Brown Girl in the Ring, her acclaimed debut novel, and progress through the subsequent titles in the order they were published.

Start with Brown Girl in the Ring, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Brown Girl in the Ring 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Midnight Robber 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Salt Roads 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The New Moon's Arms 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blackheart Man 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Chaos 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sister Mine 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2001–2009)

Year's Best Fantasy is an annual anthology series edited by Nalo Hopkinson, comprising nine volumes published between 2001 and 2009. Each installment collects the finest fantasy stories from the preceding year, showcasing diverse voices and imaginative works in the genre. The series is complete and should be read in publication order to experience the evolution of fantasy literature across the decade. These volumes serve as an excellent resource for discovering both established and emerging fantasy authors.

Start with Year's Best Fantasy, the first of 9 books in the Year's Best Fantasy series.

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1	Year's Best Fantasy 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Year's Best Fantasy 2 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Year's Best Fantasy 3 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Year's Best Fantasy 4 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Year's Best Fantasy 5 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Year's Best Fantasy 6 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Year's Best Fantasy 7 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Year's Best Fantasy 8 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Year's Best Fantasy 9 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible