Nina Kiriki Hoffman

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Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 1955) is an American fantasy writer. She started publishing short stories in 1983, and has since published over 200. Her novels include The Thread that Binds the Bones, The Silent Strength of Stones, A Fistful of Sky, and A Stir of Bones. Her best known works are set in the Pacific Northwest or Southern California, and involve people (often entire families) with magical talents. These stories have invited comparison to Ray Bradbury's stories on similar themes.

Her brother is the musician Kristian Hoffman.

She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her cats. She is a member of the Wordos writers' group.

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  • Child of an Ancient City (with Tad Williams) (1992)
  • The Thread That Binds the Bones (winner of the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel) (1993)
  • The Silent Strength of Stones (Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award Finalist) (1995)
  • Body Switchers from Outer Space (#14 in R. L. Stine's "Ghosts of Fear Street" series) (1996)
  • A Red Heart of Memories (World Fantasy Award Finalist) (1999)
  • Past the Size of Dreaming (2001)
  • A Fistful of Sky (2002)
  • A Stir of Bones (2003)
  • Catalyst: A Novel of Alien Contact (Philip K. Dick Award nominee) (2006)
  • Spirits That Walk in Shadow (2006)

  • Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities (1991)
  • "Unmasking" (novella) (World Fantasy Award Finalist) (1992)
  • "Skeleton Key" (novelette) (Nebula Award Finalist) (1993)
  • "Haunted Humans" (novella) (Nebula Award Finalist) (1994)
  • "Home for Christmas" (novella) (World Fantasy Award Finalist) (1995)
  • Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors (2003)


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