Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom, Spiced and Drunk | 2010 | M.C.A. Hogarth | Buy |
| 2 | Fire in the Void | 2010 | M.C.A. Hogarth | Buy |
| 3 | Stone Moon, Silk Scarves | 2011 | M.C.A. Hogarth | Buy |
| 4 | Clays Beneath the Skies | 2011 | M.C.A. Hogarth | Buy |
The Stories of the Jokka by M.C.A. Hogarth is a collection of four novellas published between 2010 and 2011. They follow the Jokka, a tri-gendered alien species whose biology directly shapes their civilization. The three sexes have different physical traits, social roles, and even lifespans, creating a culture unlike anything in human experience.
Each novella approaches the Jokka from a different angle. Freedom, Spiced and Drunk and Fire in the Void focus on individual characters navigating the constraints of their society, while Stone Moon, Silk Scarves and Clays Beneath the Skies expand the view to include broader cultural shifts and conflicts. The stories work as standalone pieces but gain depth when read together.
The Jokka fiction is separate from both the Peltedverse and Hogarth’s fantasy work. Readers who enjoy the anthropological side of her Kherishdar books will find a similar attention to cultural detail here, applied to a very different species. For longer Jokka stories, The Stone Moon Trilogy provides novel-length narratives in the same world.