Essun's fight to save her daughters in this dying land, begins. Her husband murders their beloved son in cold blood and kidnaps their daughter, a world-spanning empire falls, and a great rift has been torn into the Stillness throwing into the sky enough ash to block the sun's light for years to come.

Book one follows the story of Essun, a woman living an unremarkable life in a quiet town until three tragedies strike in one day. Considered a work of science fantasy, the trilogy is set in a far-future Earth, upon a continent known as the Stillness, which is plagued by apocalyptic natural disasters known as Seasons, that can last for generations. With fascinating geologic forces and systemic issues of oppression, marginalization and the misuse of power at its heart - The Fifth Season and the entire Broken Earth trilogy is lauded for the complex and richly-coloured world in which it is set. With this remarkable work of fantasy fiction, Jemisin became the first black author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016, and what's more, the next two instalments in the series The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky also went on to win the same prize, making Jemisin the first-ever author to win the award for all books in a trilogy. Published in 2015, The Fifth Season is the first fantasy novel in N. With fascinating geologic forces and systemic issues of oppression, marginalization and the misuse of power at.The best sci-fi and fantasy.

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