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ⓘ About Thomas King
Thomas King is an American-Canadian author (history and nonfiction books) and a broadcaster presenter. Born in Sacramento, California, King identifies himself as both Greek and German descent. He is a Ph. D holder from the University of Utah. His reputation is based on his many novels that tend to address the marginalization of American Indians/ Native Americans. He is famously known as the author of Green Grass, Running Water, The Inconvenient Indian, The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative, The Black of the Turtle, and much more. King has taught at the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and Canada and he is a professor at University of, Canada, Ontario, and Guelph. Besides writing, King has been involved in activism and politics.
All Book Series by Thomas King
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
The Massacre at Sand Creek
Book 11 of 52 · published 1995 Anthology · Bruce Cutler
Only Approved Indians
Book 12 of 52 · published 1995 Anthology · Jack D. Forbes
Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction
Book 15 of 52 · published 1995 Anthology · James Ruppert
Kiss of the Fur Queen
Book 18 of 52 · published 1998 Anthology · Tomson Highway
Briefcase Warriors
Book 22 of 52 · published 2001 Anthology · E. Donald Two-Rivers
Where the Pavement Ends
Book 27 of 52 · published 2003 Anthology · William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
The Trickster of Liberty
Book 30 of 52 · published 2005 Anthology · Gerald Vizenor
A Pipe for February
Book 31 of 52 · published 2005 Anthology · Martin Scorsese,Charles H. Red Corn
The Marriage of Saints
Book 32 of 52 · published 2006 Anthology · Dawn Karima Pettigrew
The Singing Bird
Book 34 of 52 · published 2007 Anthology · John Milton Oskison
The Cherokee Syllabary
Book 35 of 52 · published 2011 Anthology · Ellen Cushman
Twenty Thousand Mornings
Book 36 of 52 · published 2012 Anthology · Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews
Literacy and Intellectual Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1820–1906
Book 37 of 52 · published 2013 Anthology · James W. Parins
The Native American Renaissance
Book 38 of 52 · published 2013 Anthology · Alan R. Velie
Scalping Columbus and Other Damn Indian Stories
Book 39 of 52 · published 2014 Anthology · Adam Fortunate Eagle
Progressive Traditions
Book 40 of 52 · published 2014 Anthology · Joshua B. Nelson
Creative Alliances
Book 41 of 52 · published 2014 Anthology · Molly S. McGlennen
Old Three Toes and Other Tales of Survival and Extinction
Book 42 of 52 · published 2015 Anthology · Susan Kalter,John Joseph Mathews
Wil Usdi: Novella
Book 43 of 52 · published 2015 Anthology · Robert J. Conley,Luther Wilson
Imagining Sovereignty
Book 44 of 52 · published 2016 Anthology · David J. Carlson
Red Bird, Red Power
Book 46 of 52 · published 2016 Anthology · Tadeusz Lewandowski
Back to the Blanket
Book 48 of 52 · published 2017 Anthology · Kimberly G. Wieser
Plastic Indian
Book 49 of 52 · published 2018 Anthology · Robert J. Conley,Evelyn L. Conley,Geary Hobson
Native Removal Writing
Latest in the series · book 52 of 52 · published 2022 Anthology · Sabine N. Meyer
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Thomas King?
Thomas King is an American-Canadian author (history and nonfiction books) and a broadcaster presenter. Born in Sacramento, California, King identifies himself as both Greek and German descent. He is a Ph. D holder from the University of Utah.
Which Thomas King series should I start with?
The best place to start is the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series, the earliest of Thomas King's multi-book series: it opens with All My Relations (1988) and runs to 52 books across 1988–2022, ending with Native Removal Writing (2022). Thomas King's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Thomas King written?
Thomas King has 81 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2025. 61 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the American Indian Literature and Critical Studies series with 52 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Thomas King's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Thomas King's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are American Indian Literature and Critical Studies (1988–2022, 52 books), DreadfulWater (2002–2024, 8 books) and Minerva Chronicles (2020, 1 book).
How are Thomas King's books organised into series?
This guide splits Thomas King's 81 books into 3 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: American Indian Literature and Critical Studies (52 books, 1988–2022); DreadfulWater (8 books, 2002–2024); Minerva Chronicles (1 book, 2020).