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Thomas King

Thomas King, who is of Cherokee and Greek descent, is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, scriptwriter, and photographer. His first novel, Medicine River, won several awards, including the PEN/Josephine Miles Award and the Writers Guild of Alberta Award, and was shortlisted for the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. It was also made into a CBC television movie. Green Grass, Running Water, his second novel, was shortlisted for the 1993 Governor General's Award and won the 1994 Canadian Authors Award for fiction. His highly praised short story collection, One Good Story, That One, was a Canadian bestseller, and his collection of Massey Lectures, The Truth About Stories, won the 2003 Trillium Book Award. He has also written three acclaimed children's books: A Coyote Columbus Story, Coyote Sings to the Moon, and Coyote's New Suit. Thomas King lives in Guelph, Ontario, and is an Associate Professor of English (teaching Native literature and creative writing) at the University of Guelph.

Books by Thomas King

Black Ice

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

The Green Baby Swing

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Yong Ling Kang

Double Eagle

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

Deep House

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

My Lala

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Charlene Chua

Sufferance

A Novel

by (author) Thomas King

Obsidian

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

Cold Skies

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

Borders

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Natasha Donovan

Indians on Vacation

A Novel

by (author) Thomas King

77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

by (author) Thomas King

Matter of Malice

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

A Matter of Malice

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

DreadfulWater

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

The Red Power Murders

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

The Inconvenient Indian Illustrated

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by (author) Thomas King

Coyote Tales

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler

The Back Of The Turtle

A Novel

by (author) Thomas King

One Good Story, That One

Stories

by (author) Thomas King

Medicine River

Penguin Modern Classics Edition

by (author) Thomas King

Not Counting The Indian, There Were Six

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Rendezvous

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Where The Borg Are

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

States To Avoid

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Not Enough Horses

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Noah's Ark

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

The Baby In The Airmail Box

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

The Closer You Get To Canada, The More Things Will Eat Your Horses

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

The Colour Of Walls

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Domestic Furies

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Haida Gwaii

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Bad Men Who Love Jesus

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Coyote And The Enemy Aliens

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Tidings Of Comfort And Joy

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

The Garden Court Motor Motel

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

The Dog I Wish I Had, I Would Call It Helen

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Fire And Rain

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Little Bombs

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

Another Great Moment In Canadian Indian History

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

The Inconvenient Indian

A Curious Account of Native People in North America

by (author) Thomas King

Green Grass, Running Water

by (author) Thomas King

A Short History Of Indians In Canada

Short Story

by (author) Thomas King

DreadfulWater

by (author) Thomas King

A Coyote Solstice Tale

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Gary Clement

A Coyote Columbus Story

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Kent Monkman

The Red Powers Murders

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King
narrator Graham Greene

Coyote Sings to the Moon

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Johnny Wales

A Short History Of Indians In Canada

by (author) Thomas King

Our Story

Aboriginal Voices on Canada's Past

contributions by Thomas King, Tantoo Cardinal & Tomson Highway

Coyote's New Suit

by (author) Thomas King
illustrated by Johnny Wales

DreadfulWater Shows Up

A DreadfulWater Mystery

by (author) Thomas King

The Truth About Stories

A Native Narrative

by (author) Thomas King

The Wild Rose Anthology of Alberta Prose

edited by George Melnyk & Tamara Seiler
contributions by Ninoxkyaio, Mary Schaffer, Fred Stenson, Monica Hopkins & Thomas King

Truth And Bright Water

by (author) Thomas King

One Good Story, That One

by (author) Thomas King

Round Dance

An Introduction to Native Studies

by (author) Thomas King