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The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington

P. Djèlí Clark Fireside 2018 ShortStory Historical Fantasy 3,648 words

In which we learn about the donors of each of the nine teeth and what effects they had on Washington.

AfrofuturismColonialismEpistolary Adjacent

Content warnings 8

abuseanimal-harmdeathracismsexual-violenceslaverysuicideviolence

The Black God's Drums

P. Djèlí Clark Tor Novella 2018 Novella Steampunk 24,861 words

The Civil War left the US in pieces, and New Orleans is a free city. A teenage cutpurse overhears a plot by Confederate officers to steal a powerful magic weapon, and she sets out to stop them.

How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub

P. Djèlí Clark Uncanny 2023 ShortStory Historical Fantasy 7,159 words

"Ambition!” Trevor emphasized, rapping knuckles hard on the wood table. “That is what makes the great men!” He took a satisfied swallow from his mug. Across from him, Barnaby put down the daily he’d been reading and sipped from his own beer. Pulling out a...

Social SatireColonialismSatirical

Content warnings 3

deathracismviolence

If the Martians Have Magic

P. Djèlí Clark Uncanny 2021 ShortStory Science Fantasy 7,099 words

"The first Martian War was won not by man, but microbes. The second we fought with Martian weapons that nearly broke the world. The third invasion we stopped by our own hands, using magic.” —Wei-Yin Sun, Imperial Historian in the Court of the Empress...

First ContactColonialismPhilosophical

Content warnings 2

deathwar

The Haunting of Tram Car 015

P. Djèlí Clark Tor Novella 2019 Novella Steampunk Fantasy Mystery 28,339 words

Handling a routine haunting is a bit mundane for an agent of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, but no one ever heard of a haunted tram car before.

What I Remember of Oresha Moon Dragon Devshrata

P. Djèlí Clark The Book of Witches 2023 Novelette Fantasy

Not reviewed by Rocket Stack Rank.

Science FantasyFound FamilyWhimsical

Content warnings 1

slavery

A Dead Djinn In Cairo

P. Djèlí Clark Tor.com 2016 Novelette Historical Fantasy 12,557 words

In 1912 Cairo, the police investigate the apparent murder of an immortal Djinn.

Historical FantasyColonialismHistorical Egypt

Content warnings 2

deathviolence

Learning the Loom

P. Djèlí Clark Uncanny 2026

Content note: suicidal ideation   I am a star, falling. “Awake now?” My eyes open to words as an unknown face greets me, small with a curious gaze. She parts full lips to bare teeth and I tense. A threat? No. A smile. I stare back. “I didn’t think you’d...

Secondary World FantasyQueer IdentityWest Africa

Content warnings 3

slaverysuicidewar