Alma Alexander books

Alma Alexander is a fantasy and science fiction author known for the Jin-Shei duology, The Were Chronicles, and the Worldweavers young adult series. Her work spans over ninety books including novels, short fiction, and anthologies.

Alma Alexander Triads Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Haunted 1911 Buy
Plaisir d’amour 2012 Buy
Out of This World 2012 Buy
Weight of Worlds 2012 Buy
A Sense of Love 2013 Buy

Alma Alexander Triads Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Haunted 1911 Buy
Plaisir d’amour 2012 Buy
Out of This World 2012 Buy
Weight of Worlds 2012 Buy
A Sense of Love 2013 Buy

Anghara Kir Hama Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Hidden Queen 2001 Buy
Changer of Days 2005 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Absolute Visions 2011 Buy
River 2011 Buy
Athena’s Daughters, Vol. 1 2014 Buy
Airships & Automatons 2015 Buy

Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In Silence Sealed 1988 Buy
Take My Breath Away 1997 Buy
Suffer the Flesh 2002 Buy
The Wind Caller 2004 Buy
13½ 2009 Buy
Esperanza 2010 Buy
For Emmy 2011 Buy
How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend 2011 Buy
The Devil Inside Her 2012 Buy
Collective Suicide 2012 Buy
Absalom’s Wake 2012 Buy
Zombie - A Love Story 2013 Buy
Messages From The Dead 2013 Buy
Ashes 2013 Buy
Hell Gate 2013 Buy
Dawn’s Bright Talons 2014 Buy
The Color of Bone of Horror Fiction 2014 Buy
Let It Bleed 2014 Buy
The Mighty Quinn 2014 Buy
Scarabus: The Tale of the Mummy 2016 Buy
House of Pain 2016 Buy
Orphans 2016 Buy
Blue Honey and The Valley of Shadow 2017 Buy
The Genesis Code 2017 Buy
Trust the Night 2018 Buy
Singularity and Other Stories 2018 Buy
Sacrificial Lambs and Others 2018 Buy
Sacrifice Island 2018 Buy
Cravings 2018 Buy
Beautiful, Broken Things 2018 Buy
Madame Vampire 2018 Buy
EuroMedika 2018 Buy
Dark Music 2019 Buy
Seeds of Evil 2019 Buy
Fractured Souls: More Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital 2019 Buy
Cold Comforts 2019 Buy
A Fresh Start 2019 Buy
Strange Tales 2019 Buy
The Bloodmane Chronicles 2020 Buy
Skull Feeder 2020 Buy
Spires 2021 Buy
Voices in the Darkness 2021 Buy
Isolation 2022 Buy

Jin-Shei Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dzin-šei paslaptys 2003 N/A
The Secrets of Jin-shei 2003 Buy
Embers of Heaven 2006 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Letters from the Fire 1999 Buy
Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax 2010 Buy
Houses in Africa 2011 Buy
Alchemy of the Word: Dreams and Transformations 2024 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Twice Promised 2016 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Untranslatable 2018 Buy
Fractured Fairy Tales 2021 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
2012 2011 Buy
AbductiCon 2015 Buy
Empress 2016 Buy
Ever After 2017 Buy
Wings of Fire 2017 Buy
Midnight at Spanish Gardens 2018 Buy
The Second Star 2020 Buy

The Were Chronicles Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Random 2014 Buy
Wolf 2015 Buy
Shifter 2016 Buy

The Were Chronicles Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Random 2014 Buy
Wolf 2015 Buy
Shifter 2016 Buy

Val Hall Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Even Years 2020 Buy
Val Hall: Century 2023 N/A
The Odd Years 2020 Buy
Val Hall: The Odd Years 2020 N/A
Century 2023 Buy

Worldweavers Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Gift of the Unmage 2008 Buy
Spellspam 2008 Buy
Cybermage 2009 Buy
Dawn of Magic 2015 Buy

Alma Alexander was born in the former Yugoslavia and grew up in several countries across Africa and Europe before settling in the United States. This multicultural background shows up frequently in her fiction, which draws on myths and traditions from around the world. Her breakout novel, The Secrets of Jin-shei, is set in a fantasy version of imperial China and explores the bonds between women across different social classes.

Her bibliography is large and varied. The Worldweavers series is a YA fantasy about a girl who can’t do magic in a world where everyone else can. The Were Chronicles imagines a modern society where shapeshifting is genetic, controlled by the cycles of the moon. She has also contributed dozens of stories to the Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror line, showing a darker side to her writing.

Beyond fiction, Alexander has written memoirs and essays about her life in Africa and her experiences as an immigrant writer. Her short story collections, including Untranslatable and Fractured Fairy Tales, pull together work published in various magazines and anthologies over the years.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Alma Alexander written?

Alma Alexander has written 91 books across fourteen series.

What was Alma Alexander's first book?

Alma Alexander’s first book is Haunted, published in 1911.

What genre does Alma Alexander write?

Alma Alexander writes primarily fantasy and science fiction, ranging from epic fantasy (the Anghara Kir Hama books) to urban fantasy (The Were Chronicles) and young adult fantasy (Worldweavers). She also writes horror short fiction and literary non-fiction.

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