I read the first book, The Fifth Season, sometime in 2016 and was mostly waiting for the next two to be published before diving back in.
“ an ambitious book, with a shifting point of view, and a protagonist whose full complexity doesn’t become apparent till toward the end of the novel.”įantasy, N. “Jemisin might just be the best world builder out there right now…. A must-buy for all speculative fiction collections.” “Multi-award winner Jemisin breaks uncharted ground with this long-awaited title…. Jemisin’s graceful prose and gritty setting provide the perfect backdrop for this fascinating tale of determined characters fighting to save a doomed world.” … Jemisin maintains a gripping voice and an emotional core that not only carries the story through its complicated setting, but sets things up for even more staggering revelations to come.” “ sumptuous detail and dimensionality… into her premise. And it will not be broken.Ĭheck out what reviewers have been saying about The Fifth Season: The Stillness is the wall which stands against the flow of tradition, the spark of hope long buried under the thickening ashfall. It continues with the obelisks, and an ancient mystery converging on answers at last. It continues with a lost daughter, found by the enemy. Alabaster Tenring - madman, world-crusher, savior - has returned with a mission: to train his successor, and thus seal the fate of the Stillness forever. The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS… FOR THE LAST TIME. A post-apocalyptic fantasy at its core, this is a novel of the end of the world, of secrets revealed and of betrayals that still scar the land. The Obelisk Gate continues the story of Essun and Alabaster as each continue their search. Jemisin, and we know that you’ll love it as much as you did the first novel, THE FIFTH SEASON ( US | UK | AUS). This is the second novel in the Broken Earth series by N. We are excited to release the cover for THE OBELISK GATE, which was launched at The Mary Sue earlier this week.
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