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Thomas King

Thomas King Reading Order

9 series · 81 books · Born 1943

Non-Fiction

Thomas King is a prolific author and scholar of Cherokee, Greek, and German heritage whose extensive body of work examines Native American experiences and challenges harmful stereotypes about Indigenous peoples. With a PhD from the University of Utah and decades of teaching experience at institutions across North America, King has established himself as a leading voice in Native American literature and critical studies. His numerous series, collections, and graphic novels spanning from 1988 to the present reflect his commitment to exploring pan-Indian concerns, historical narratives, and the ongoing marginalization of Indigenous communities.

American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series

Likely Complete

52 books (1988–2022)

Start with All My Relations, the first of 52 books in the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series.

Start this series with All My Relations

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1
Cover of All My Relations
All My Relations
1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Narrative Chance(By: Gerald Vizenor)
1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Dead Voices(By: Gerald Vizenor)
1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Cover of Other destinies(By: Louis Owens)
Other destinies(By: Louis Owens)
1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of The Sharpest Sight(By: Louis Owens)
The Sharpest Sight(By: Louis Owens)
1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Cover of Firesticks of Stories(By: Diane Glancy)
Firesticks of Stories(By: Diane Glancy)
1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
Cover of Summer in the Spring(By: Gerald Vizenor)
Summer in the Spring(By: Gerald Vizenor)
1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
Cover of Bone Game(By: Louis Owens)
Bone Game(By: Louis Owens)
1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
Cover of Faces in the Moon(By: Betty Louise Bell)
Faces in the Moon(By: Betty Louise Bell)
1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
Cover of Grand Avenue(By: Greg Sarris)
Grand Avenue(By: Greg Sarris)
1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
Cover of Eye Killers(By: A. A. Carr)
Eye Killers(By: A. A. Carr)
1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction(By: James Ruppert)
1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
Only Approved Indians(By: Jack D. Forbes)
1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
Cover of The Massacre at Sand Creek(By: Bruce Cutler)
The Massacre at Sand Creek(By: Bruce Cutler)
1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
Cover of Wolfsong(By: Louis Owens)
Wolfsong(By: Louis Owens)
1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
Cover of Nightland(By: Louis Owens)
Nightland(By: Louis Owens)
1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
Cover of On Native Ground(By: Jim Barnes)
On Native Ground(By: Jim Barnes)
1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18
Cover of Kiss of the Fur Queen(By: Tomson Highway)
Kiss of the Fur Queen(By: Tomson Highway)
1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
Cover of Mixedblood Messages(By: Louis Owens)
Mixedblood Messages(By: Louis Owens)
1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20
Cover of Dark River(By: Louis Owens)
Dark River(By: Louis Owens)
1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
Cover of Chancers(By: Gerald Vizenor)
Chancers(By: Gerald Vizenor)
2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
Cover of Briefcase Warriors(By: E. Donald Two-Rivers)
Briefcase Warriors(By: E. Donald Two-Rivers)
2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23
Cover of I Hear the Train(By: Louis Owens)
I Hear the Train(By: Louis Owens)
2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24
Other Words(By: Jace Weaver)
2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25
Cover of American Gypsy(By: Diane Glancy)
American Gypsy(By: Diane Glancy)
2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26
Cover of The Mask Maker(By: Diane Glancy)
The Mask Maker(By: Diane Glancy)
2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27
Cover of Where the Pavement Ends(By: William S. Yellow Robe Jr.)
Where the Pavement Ends(By: William S. Yellow Robe Jr.)
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28
Cover of Field of Honor(By: D.L. Birchfield)
Field of Honor(By: D.L. Birchfield)
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29
Cover of Silko(By: Brewster E. Fitz)
Silko(By: Brewster E. Fitz)
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30
Cover of A Pipe for February(By: Martin Scorsese,Charles H. Red Corn)
A Pipe for February(By: Martin Scorsese,Charles H. Red Corn)
2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31
Cover of The Trickster of Liberty(By: Gerald Vizenor)
The Trickster of Liberty(By: Gerald Vizenor)
2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32
Cover of Muting White Noise(By: James H. Cox)
Muting White Noise(By: James H. Cox)
2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33
Cover of The Marriage of Saints(By: Dawn Karima Pettigrew)
The Marriage of Saints(By: Dawn Karima Pettigrew)
2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34
Cover of The Singing Bird(By: John Milton Oskison)
The Singing Bird(By: John Milton Oskison)
2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35
Cover of The Cherokee Syllabary(By: Ellen Cushman)
The Cherokee Syllabary(By: Ellen Cushman)
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36
Cover of Twenty Thousand Mornings(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews)
Twenty Thousand Mornings(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews)
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37
Cover of Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906(By: James W. Parins)
Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906(By: James W. Parins)
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38
The Native American Renaissance(By: Alan R. Velie)
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39
Creative Alliances(By: Molly S. McGlennen)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40
Cover of Progressive Traditions(By: Joshua B. Nelson)
Progressive Traditions(By: Joshua B. Nelson)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41
Scalping Columbus and Other Damn Indian Stories(By: Adam Fortunate Eagle)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42
Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction(By: Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews)
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43
Wil Usdi: Novella(By: Robert J. Conley,Luther Wilson)
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44
Chenoo(By: Joseph Bruchac)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45
Imagining Sovereignty(By: David J. Carlson)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46
Cover of Red Bird, Red Power(By: Tadeusz Lewandowski)
Red Bird, Red Power(By: Tadeusz Lewandowski)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47
Cover of Back to the Blanket(By: Kimberly G. Wieser)
Back to the Blanket(By: Kimberly G. Wieser)
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48
Cover of John Joseph Mathews(By: Michael Snyder)
John Joseph Mathews(By: Michael Snyder)
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49
Plastic Indian(By: Robert J. Conley,Evelyn L. Conley,Geary Hobson)
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50
Padoskoks(By: Joseph Bruchac)
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51
Watermelon Nights(By: Greg Sarris)
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52
Cover of Native Removal Writing(By: Sabine N. Meyer)
Native Removal Writing(By: Sabine N. Meyer)
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Anthologies Series

Complete

2 books (1988–2004)

Start with All My Relations and read in order.

Start this series with All My Relations

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1
Cover of All My Relations
All My Relations
1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of Our Story

Collections Series

Complete

3 books (1993–2019)

Start with One Good Story, That One and read in order.

Start this series with One Good Story, That One

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1
Cover of One Good Story, That One
One Good Story, That One
1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of A Short History of Indians in Canada
A Short History of Indians in Canada
2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

DreadfulWater Series

Ongoing

8 books (2002–2024)

Start with DreadfulWater, the first of 8 books in the DreadfulWater series.

Start this series with DreadfulWater

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1
Cover of DreadfulWater
DreadfulWater
2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of The Red Power Murders
The Red Power Murders
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of Cold Skies
4
Cover of A Matter of Malice
A Matter of Malice
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Obsidian
6
Cover of Deep House
7
Cover of Double Eagle
Double Eagle
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8

Graphic Novels Series

Complete

1 book (2021–2021)

#Title
1
Cover of Borders(With: Natasha Donovan)
Borders(With: Natasha Donovan)
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Minerva Chronicles Series

Complete

1 book (2020–2020)

#Title
1
Insurrection
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

2 books (2003–2012)

Start with The Truth About Stories and read in order.

Start this series with The Truth About Stories

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1
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The Truth About Stories
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of The Inconvenient Indian
The Inconvenient Indian
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Picture Series

Complete

5 books (1999–2017)

Start with Coyote Sings to the Moon, the first of 5 books in the Picture series.

Start this series with Coyote Sings to the Moon

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#Title
1
Cover of Coyote Sings to the Moon
Coyote Sings to the Moon
1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
A Coyote Columbus Story
2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of Coyote's New Suit
Coyote's New Suit
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Cover of A Coyote Solstice Tale
A Coyote Solstice Tale
2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Coyote Tales
Coyote Tales
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Novels Series

Ongoing

7 books (1990–2025)

Start with Medicine River, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with Medicine River

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1
Medicine River
1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of Green Grass, Running Water
Green Grass, Running Water
1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of Truth and Bright Water
Truth and Bright Water
1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Cover of The Back of the Turtle
The Back of the Turtle
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Indians on Vacation
Indians on Vacation
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Cover of Sufferance
7
Cover of Aliens on the Moon
Aliens on the Moon
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Thomas King written?
Thomas King has written 81 books across 9 series. Their published works span from 1988 to 2025.
What is the first book in each Thomas King series?
Here are the first books in Thomas King's series: American Indian Literature and Critical Studies: All My Relations; Anthologies: All My Relations; Collections: One Good Story, That One; DreadfulWater: DreadfulWater; Non-Fiction: The Truth About Stories.
What order should I read Thomas King's books?
We recommend reading Thomas King's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Thomas King still writing new books?
Yes, Thomas King has 2 ongoing series: DreadfulWater, Standalone Novels.

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