Cinnamon Jones
#9993.66 adjusted 3.80 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Ongoing 2011–present Reading commitment Medium Andrea Hairston Last reviewed 2026-11-02
Overview
The Cinnamon Jones books are three novels by Andrea Hairston set in one alternate-history world where hoodoo conjuring works. Redwood and Wildfire (2011) follows Redwood, an African American woman, and Aidan, a Seminole Irish man, performers and conjurers who travel from Georgia to Chicago around 1900 as minstrel shows give way to vaudeville and film. Will Do Magic for Small Change (2016) follows their granddaughter Cinnamon Jones, who wants to act, and her family's secrets. Archangels of Funk (2024) finds Cinnamon, now older, leading a community of farmers and flood refugees in a near future reshaped by Water Wars. A reviewer describes the three as a sequence.
Historical fantasy, Urban fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Redwood and Wildfire Andrea Hairston
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Redwood and Wildfire; Reissued by Tordotcom in 2022. | 2011 | 1 | core | 3.93 (422 ratings) |
A standalone alternate-history fantasy about two performers and hoodoo conjurers, c. 1900.
Cinnamon Jones Andrea Hairston
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Will Do Magic for Small Change; First published by Aqueduct Press in 2016; reissued by Tordotcom in 2022. | 2016 | 1 | core | 3.41 (390 ratings) |
 | Archangels of Funk | 2024 | 2 | core | 3.61 (229 ratings) |
Novels about Cinnamon Jones, granddaughter of Redwood and Wildfire, in the same world.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Cinnamon Jones? Cinnamon Jones's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Cinnamon Jones? Publication order, starting with Redwood and Wildfire. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Cinnamon Jones finished? Ongoing (2011–present).
- How much reading does Cinnamon Jones take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books).
- How is Cinnamon Jones ranked? #999 in this site's official ranking, based on 1,041 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #999?
Ranked #999 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.66 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (1,041 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Uneven reception: its books range from 3.41 to 3.93.
- 0.11 behind #998, Chronicles of Chaos.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 3 books · Ongoing · 1k ratings · Ranks #999 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length historical fantasy universe that's still ongoing, with new books still coming.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Redwood and Wildfire (2011)
- Will Do Magic for Small Change (2016)
- Archangels of Funk (2024)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree Jr. Award), 2011: won: Redwood and Wildfire
- Otherwise Award, 2016: nominated: Will Do Magic for Small Change
- Mythopoeic Award, 2017: nominated: Will Do Magic for Small Change
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.66 across 1,041 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 29 universes; Inda widened to Sartorias-deles; 5 candidates ruled out accepted 2026-11-02
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Skiffy and Fanty review of Archangels of Funk Tier 2
- Andrea Hairston: Novels Tier 2
- Worlds Without End: Redwood and Wildfire Tier 2
- Worlds Without End: Will Do Magic for Small Change Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Andrea Hairston Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-02
Rule: Core Canon = Redwood and Wildfire (2011), Will Do Magic for Small Change (2016) and Archangels of Funk (2024).