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ⓘ About Nina Allan
Nina Allan is a British author of fiction. Born on May 27, 1966, Nina Allan is an author you may have heard of before. She is known for writing speculative fiction, something which she has a huge love of that extends to gothic, strange, science fiction, and ghost-centered fiction. She has written several books of short stories, a novella, and a few novels. She says that she is interested in work that test genre boundaries, savors language, plays with philosophical ideas, and experiments with form. Writers that have inspired her include Ali Smith, Paul Auster, Joyce Carol Oates, M. John Harrison, Iris Murdoch, and Alasdair Gray. She has had her stories published in a variety of places, including the magazines Crimewave, Black Static, and Interzone.
All Book Series by Nina Allan
Madness, Death And Disease In The Fiction Of Vladimir Nabokov
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1994
The Art of Space Travel and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2021
The Best Story I Can Manage Under the Circumstances
Book 3 of 5 · published 2016 Anthology · Robert Shearman
Skin Deep
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2016 Anthology · Sarah Lotz
Cold Grey Stones / Colder Greyer Stones
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2012 Anthology · Tanith Lee
Last and First Contacts
Book 2 of 12 · published 2012 Anthology · Stephen Baxter
Stories from the Northern Road
Book 3 of 12 · published 2012 Anthology · Tony Ballantyne
Mementoes
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2016 Anthology · Keith Brooke
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2009
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
Book 11 of 19 · published 2018
Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eighteen
Latest in the series · book 19 of 19 · published 2026
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
Book 20 of 25 · published 2017
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Nina Allan?
Nina Allan is a British author of fiction. Born on May 27, 1966, Nina Allan is an author you may have heard of before. She is known for writing speculative fiction, something which she has a huge love of that extends to gothic, strange, science fiction, and ghost-centered fiction.
Which Nina Allan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Five Stories High series, the earliest of Nina Allan's multi-book series: it opens with Gnaw (2016) and runs to 5 books across 2016, ending with Skin Deep (2016).
How many books has Nina Allan written?
Nina Allan has 80 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2026. 36 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Five Stories High series with 5 books — and 44 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Nina Allan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nina Allan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Five Stories High (2016, 5 books).
How are Nina Allan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Nina Allan's 80 books into 3 named series and 44 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Five Stories High (5 books, 2016); Best Horror of the Year (19 books, 2009–2026); Imaginings (12 books, 2012–2016).