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The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky

The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky

Several booksDystopianEpic Fantasy
Pages
1424
Published
2018
Language
English

Synopsis

In a world constantly ravaged by seismic activity, where the very earth can turn against its inhabitants, a mother's child is murdered and another kidnapped. This catastrophic event ignites a desperate quest for survival and vengeance, forcing her to confront the brutal realities of a dying planet and the oppressive society that governs it. As the world teeters on the brink of its fifth season of destruction, ancient powers awaken, threatening to reshape humanity's destiny forever.

Prose complexity
10/10

Books inside

3 books
Book cover of The Fifth Season
#1.00
The Fifth Season
Book cover of The Obelisk Gate
#2.00
The Obelisk Gate
Book cover of The Stone Sky
#3.00
The Stone Sky

Vibe

DarkGrittyThought-ProvokingComplex
Found FamilyMultiple POVsRevenge

Genres

Dystopian Epic Fantasy Fantasy Literary Fiction Post-Apocalyptic

About the author

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N. K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin (born September 19, 1972, in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the Inheritance Trilogy, the Dreamblood duology, the Broken Earth trilogy and the Great Cities duology, along with numerous short stories. Her Broken Earth trilogy — The Fifth Season (2015), The Obelisk Gate (2016) and The Stone Sky (2017) — made her the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years, and the...