S.A. Chakraborty Reading Order
4 series · 57 books
S.A. Chakraborty is a talented American author renowned for her contributions to historical fantasy and speculative fiction. With an impressive catalog of 57 works spanning four series, including the acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy and Amina al-Sirafi, she has captivated readers from 1122 to 2026. Her storytelling blends rich cultural elements with intricate world-building, making her a standout voice in contemporary literature.
Amina al-Sirafi Series
Ongoing2 books (2023–2026)
Start with The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi and read in order.
Anthologies Series
Complete1 book (2020–2020)
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| 1 | From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Library of Arabic Literature Series
Likely Complete49 books
Start with Maqāmāt Abī Zayd al-Sarūjī(By: Al-Hariri ,Michael Cooperson), the first of 49 books in the Library of Arabic Literature series.
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| 1 | Mission to the Volga(By: Ahmad ibn Fadlān) |
| 2 |  Maqāmāt Abī Zayd al-Sarūjī(By: Al-Hariri ,Michael Cooperson) 1122Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Leg Over Leg: Volume One(By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq,أحمد فارس الشدياق) 1855Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 | Classical Arabic Literature(By: Geert Jan Van Gelder) 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | Leg Over Leg: Volume Three(By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq,أحمد فارس الشدياق) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 | Leg over Leg: Volume Two(By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume One(By: Geert Jan Van Gelder,Ab? al-?Al?? al-Ma?arr?,أبو العلاء المعري,Gregor Schoeler) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Epistle on Legal Theory(By: Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal: Volume One(By: Ibn al-Jawzi) 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | Leg over Leg: Volume Four(By: Humphrey Davies,Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volume Two(By: Geert Jan Van Gelder,Ab? al-?Al?? al-Ma?arr?,أبو العلاء المعري,Gregor Schoeler) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Expeditions: An Early Biography of Muḥammad(By: Mamar Ibn Rashid,Muhammad A.S. Abdel Haleem,Sean W. Anthony) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | The Principles of Sufism(By: ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūniyyah,Th. Emil Homerin) 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | Consorts of the Caliphs(By: Marina Warner,Ibn al-Sai,Shawkat M. Toorawa,Julia Bray) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 | Virtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Ḥanbal: Volume Two(By: Ibn al-Jawzi) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 | What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us: or, A Period of Time, Volume Two(By: Roger Allen,Muhammad al-Muwaylihi) 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 | A Treasury of Virtues(By: Rowan Williams) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded(By: Yusuf Al-Shirbini) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abū Shādūf Expounded: Volume One(By: Yusuf Al-Shirbini) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 | Risible Rhymes(By: Humphrey Davies,Muhammad Ibn Mahfuz Al-Sanhuri) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | The Life of Ibn Hanbal(By: Ibn al-Jawzi,Garth Fowden,Michael Cooperson) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | The Sword of Ambition(By: ʿUthmān ibn Ibrāhīm al-Nābulusī) 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 | Accounts of China and India(By: Tim Mackintosh-Smith) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | Arabian Satire: Poetry from 18th-Century Najd(By: Hmedan Al-Shwe'ir,Marcel Kurpershoek) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 | Disagreements of the Jurists(By: Devin Stewart,John Sexton,al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān) 2017Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Arabian Romantic(By: Abd Allaah Ibn Subayyil) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Diwan 'Antarah ibn Shaddad(By: James E. Montgomery) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 | In Darfur: An Account of the Sultanate and Its People, Volume One(By: Humphrey Davies,Muhammad al-Tunisi) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 | In Darfur: An Account of the Sultanate and Its People, Volume Two(By: Humphrey Davies,Muhammad al-Tunisi) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 | The Life and Times of Abū Tammām(By: Terence Cave,Abu Bakr Al-Suli) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 | War Songs(By: Peter Cole,Richard Sieburth,James E. Montgomery,Antarah Ibn Shaddad) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 | What ʿĪsā ibn Hishām Told Us: Or, A Period of Time(By: Roger Allen,Muhammad al-Muwaylihi) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Light in the Heavens(By: Al-Qadi al-Qudaʿi,Tahera Qutbuddin,Paul Hinder) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 | Stories of Piety and Prayer(By: Julia Bray,al-Muḥassin ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  Tajrid sayf al-himmah li-stikhraj ma fi dhimmat al-dhimmah(By: Luke Yarbrough) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 | The Excellence of the Arabs(By: Jack Weatherford,Ibn Qutaybah,Sarah Bowen Savant,Peter Webb) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | The Philosopher Responds: An Intellectual Correspondence from the Tenth Century, Volume One(By: James E. Montgomery,Abu Hayyan Al-Tawhidi) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 | The Philosopher Responds: An Intellectual Correspondence from the Tenth Century, Volume Two(By: James E. Montgomery,Abu Hayyan Al-Tawhidi) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 | Impostures(By: Abdelfattah Kilito,Al-Hariri) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 40 | Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook(By: Claudia Roden) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 41 | The Book of Charlatans(With: Humphrey Davies,Jamāl al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Jawbarī,Manuela Dengler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 42 | The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali(By: Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni,Mario Kozah) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 43 | A Physician on the Nile: A Description of Egypt and Journal of the Famine Years(By: Tim Mackintosh-Smith) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 44 |  The Book of Travels: Two-Volume Set(By: Ḥannā Diyāb,Yasmine Seale,Paulo Lemos Horta,Johannes Stephan,Elias Muhanna) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 45 | The Book of Travels: Volume One(By: Ḥannā Diyāb,Yasmine Seale,Johannes Stephan,Elias Muhanna) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 46 |  The Discourses: Reflections on History, Sufism, Theology, and Literature—Volume One(By: al-Ḥasan al-Yūsī) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 47 |  Love, Death, Fame: Poetry and Lore from the Emirati Oral Tradition(By: al-Māyidī ibn Ẓāhir) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 48 | The Essence of Reality: A Defense of Philosophical Sufism(By: ʿAyn al-Quḍāt) 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 49 | Kal?lah and Dimnah: Fables of Virtue and Vice(By: Ibn Al-Muqaffaʿ) 2023Buy 🇺🇸 |
The Daevabad Trilogy Series
Likely Complete5 books (2017–2022)
Start with The City of Brass, the first of 5 books in the The Daevabad Trilogy series.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has S.A. Chakraborty written?
- S.A. Chakraborty has written 57 books across 4 series. Their published works span from 1122 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each S.A. Chakraborty series?
- Here are the first books in S.A. Chakraborty's series: Amina al-Sirafi: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi; Library of Arabic Literature: Mission to the Volga(By: Ahmad ibn Fadlān); The Daevabad Trilogy: The City of Brass.
- What order should I read S.A. Chakraborty's books?
- We recommend reading S.A. Chakraborty's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is S.A. Chakraborty still writing new books?
- Yes, S.A. Chakraborty has 1 ongoing series: Amina al-Sirafi.