The Obelisk Gate

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS . . . FOR THE LAST TIME.

The season of endings grows darker, as civilisation fades into the long cold night. Essun - once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger - has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever. Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power - and her choices will break the world.

PRAISE FOR THE FIFTH SEASON:

'Intricate and extraordinary' New York Times

'Astounding' NPR

'Brilliant' Washington Post

'Breaks uncharted ground' Library Journal

'Elegiac, complex, and intriguing' Publishers Weekly

'Powerful' io9

'Epic' SFF World

'Beautiful' Nnedi Okorafor

'Amazing' Ann Leckie

Winner of Hugo Award Best Novel category 2017 (UK)

“Exceptional . . . those who anxiously awaited this sequel will find the only problem is that the wait must begin again once the last page is turned”

Exceptional . . . those who anxiously awaited this sequel will find the only problem is that the wait must begin again once the last page is turned -- Library Journal (starred review)
Utterly gripping . . . extraordinary . . . a complex and intricate world of warring powers, tangled morals, and twisting motivations -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A lightning rod around which storm clouds gather to burst and strike in the trilogy's final book next year NPR’s Best Books of 2016

N. K. Jemisin is the first author in history to win three consecutive Best Novel Hugo Awards, for her Broken Earth trilogy. She is a MacArthur 2020 Genius Grant Fellow. Her work has won the Nebula and Locus Awards, and the first book in her current Great Cities series, The City We Became, is a New York Times bestseller. Among other critical work, she was formerly the speculative book reviewer at the New York Times. In her spare time she's a gamer and gardener, responsible for saving the world from Ozymandias, her dangerously intelligent ginger cat, and his destructive sidekick Magpie. Essays and fiction excerpts are available at nkjemisin.com.

Continuing the trilogy that began with the multi-award nominated THE FIFTH SEASON Shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula, Kitschies, Audie and Locus Awards A New York Times Notable Book of 2015 The inaugural Wired .com book club pick The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun has found shelter, but not her missing daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request only Essun can grant. Praise for this trilogy: 'Amazing' Ann Leckie 'Breaks uncharted ground' Library Journal 'Beautiful' Nnedi Okorafor 'Astounding' NPR 'Brilliant' Washington Post 'Heartbreaking, wholly unexpected' Brian Staveley 'Awesome' Book Smugglers 'A powerful story of hope and survival' The Root

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS . . . FOR THE LAST TIME.The season of endings grows darker, as civilisation fades into the long cold night. Essun - once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger - has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever. Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power - and her choices will break the world.PRAISE FOR THE FIFTH SEASON:'Intricate and extraordinary' New York Times'Astounding' NPR 'Brilliant' Washington Post 'Breaks uncharted ground' Library Journal 'Elegiac, complex, and intriguing' Publishers Weekly 'Powerful' io9 'Epic' SFF World 'Beautiful' Nnedi Okorafor'Amazing' Ann Leckie

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