Nina Kiriki Hoffman

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-11-02

Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 20 March 1955 in San Gabriel, California) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror who has published for about forty years. Her first national story sale appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction in 1983, and she has since published more than 200 short works along with novels, books for younger readers and media tie-ins. Her first solo novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones (1993), won the Bram Stoker Award for best first novel, and her short story Trophy Wives won the Nebula Award in 2008. Before and alongside writing she taught, worked part time in a bookstore and did production work for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. She plays the fiddle and performs at local granges, and she lives in Eugene, Oregon, where she belongs to the Wordos writers' group.

Universe(s)

Books

• The Thread That Binds the Bones (1993) · Chapel Hollow Core Canon
• The Silent Strength of Stones (1995) · Chapel Hollow Core Canon
• A Fistful of Sky (2002) · LaZelle Core Canon
• Spirits That Walk in Shadow (2006) · Chapel Hollow Core Canon
• Fall of Light (2009) · LaZelle Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 5 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 3 (2 finalist mention, 1 nomination)

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