Nina Kiriki Hoffman

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born

March 20, 1955 in San Gabriel, California, The United States

gender

female

website

http://books.ofearna.us/hoffman.html

genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s first solo novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones (1993), won the Bram Stoker Award for first novel; her second novel, The Silent Strength of Stones (1995) was a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. A Red Heart of Memories (1999, part of her “Matt Black” series), nominated for a World Fantasy Award, was followed by sequel Past the Size of Dreaming in 2001. Much of her work to date is short fiction, including “Matt Black” novella “Unmasking” (1992), nominated for a World Fantasy Award; and “Matt Black” novelette “Home for Christmas” (1995), nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon awards. In addition to writing, Hoffman has taught, worked part-time at a B. Dalton bookstore, and done production...more

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Books by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Average rating: 3.83 · 14,857 ratings · 1,468 reviews · 115 distinct works

	A Fistful of Sky (LaZelle, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Thread That Binds the Bones (Chapel Hollow #1) by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Richard Bober (illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Stir of Bones (Red Heart of Memories, # 0.5) 3.78 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Red Heart of Memories (Red Heart of Memories, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Spirits That Walk in Shadow (Chapel Hollow, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Silent Strength of Stones (Chapel Hollow #2) 4.00 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Past the Size of Dreaming (Red Heart of Memories, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Fall of Light (LaZelle, #2) 3.12 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Thresholds (Magic Next Door, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Catalyst: A Novel of Alien Contact 3.22 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2006	My rating:

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Series by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Red Heart of Memories (3 books)
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

3.96 avg rating — 844 ratings

Chapel Hollow (3 books)
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

4.04 avg rating — 799 ratings

LaZelle (2 books)
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

3.72 avg rating — 835 ratings

Magic Next Door (2 books)
by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

3.96 avg rating — 135 ratings

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“For all that is good,
For all that is ours,
Thanks to the spirits,
Thanks to the Powers!

(blessing over a meal)”
― Nina Kiriki Hoffman

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