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ⓘ About Naomi Alderman
Naomi Alderman is a British author of fiction. Born in 1974 in London, Alderman attended South Hampstead High School. She graduated and went on to study in Oxford while she attended Lincoln College. There she read philosophy books and learned more about politics and economics. Alderman pursued her love of writing more and studied at the University of East Anglia. She eventually became a novelist and has not looked back since. She was the lead writer at Mind Candy for Perplex City from 2004 to June of 2007. Her father is a well-known professor specializing in Anglo-Jewish history named Geoffrey Alderman. Her first novel was published in 2006 and is titled Disobedience. Her second full length novel The Lessons came out four years later. She has written several novellas as well.
All Book Series by Naomi Alderman
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today:
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
The Good Doctor
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2018 Anthology · Juno Dawson
Adventures in Lockdown
Book 8 of 9 · published 2020 Anthology · Paul Cornell,Neil Gaiman,Mark Gatiss,Steven Moffat,Russell T. Davies,Vinay Patel,Chris Chibnall,Joy Wilkinson,Pete McTighe
A Short History of Everyone
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2022 Anthology · Justin Richards,Craig Donaghy
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
Single-title series · published 2012 Co-authored · Margaret Atwood
Happy Endings
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1983 Anthology · Margaret Atwood
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
Book 2 of 8 · published 2012 Co-authored · Margaret Atwood
Cut and Thirst
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2024 Anthology · Margaret Atwood
Nuclear Time
Series opener · book 1 of 36 · published 2010 Anthology · Oli Smith
Coming of the Terraphiles
Book 9 of 36 · published 2010 Anthology · Michael Moorcock
The Way Through the Woods
Book 14 of 36 · published 2011 Anthology · Una McCormack
The Good, the Bad and the Alien
Book 15 of 36 · published 2011 Anthology · Colin Brake
Horror of the Space Snakes
Book 22 of 36 · published 2012 Anthology · Gary Russell
The Dalek Generation
Book 25 of 36 · published 2013 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
Plague of the Cybermen
Book 27 of 36 · published 2013 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Doctor: His Lives and Times
Book 28 of 36 · published 2013 Anthology · James Goss,Steve Tribe
Rebellion on Treasure Island
Latest in the series · book 36 of 36 · published 2022 Anthology · Bali Rai
A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Naomi Alderman?
Naomi Alderman is a British author of fiction. Born in 1974 in London, Alderman attended South Hampstead High School. She graduated and went on to study in Oxford while she attended Lincoln College.
Which Naomi Alderman series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Margaret Atwood Short Stories/Novellas series, the earliest of Naomi Alderman's multi-book series: it opens with Happy Endings (1983) and runs to 8 books across 1983–2024, ending with Cut and Thirst (2024). Naomi Alderman's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Naomi Alderman written?
Naomi Alderman has 69 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1983 and 2026. 53 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures series with 36 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Naomi Alderman's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Naomi Alderman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Margaret Atwood Short Stories/Novellas (1983–2024, 8 books), Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures (2010–2022, 36 books) and Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor Adventures (2018–2022, 9 books).
How are Naomi Alderman's books organised into series?
This guide splits Naomi Alderman's 69 books into 3 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures (36 books, 2010–2022); Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor Adventures (9 books, 2018–2022); Margaret Atwood Short Stories/Novellas (8 books, 1983–2024).