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P. Djèlí Clark best books, ranked

P. Djèlí Clark — 4 titles in the rankings, first published between 2018 and 2025. They average 8.0, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages.

Editor’s note American writer and historian whose fantasy reworks real history. His Dead Djinn universe is set in an alternate 1912 Cairo where magic and djinn have returned, and A Master of Djinn, its first novel, won the Nebula and rates highest here. Ring Shout, the most read, turns the Ku Klux Klan of 1920s Georgia into literal monsters hunted by a sharp-tongued Black woman with a sword. His scores sit close together; any is a good start.

Ranked titles
4 books
Average score
8.0
Total ratings
971
First published
2018–2025

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Books by P. Djèlí Clark

Book score3 books on a timeline, 2018–2025 · Highest rated: A Master of Djinn
  1. A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clark
    A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clark · 2021 Fantasy397 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  2. Cronus
    CronusP. Djèlí Clark · 2025 Fantasy29 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. The Black God’s Drums
    The Black God’s DrumsP. Djèlí Clark · 2018 Fantasy120 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Ring Shout
    Ring ShoutP. Djèlí Clark Fantasy425 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10

Other books by P. Djèlí Clark

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 2019The Haunting of Tram Car 015
  • 2020Ring Shout; or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times
  • 2023Abeni's Song
  • 2023What I Remember of Oresha Moon Dragon Devshrata
  • A Dead Djinn in Cairo: A Tor.Com Original

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