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The Obelisk Gate
Broken Earth Trilogy (Related to this series)
- Author
- N. K. Jemisin
- Narrator
- Robin Miles
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 1 September 2016
- Run Time
- 13 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.5 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
The second book in the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning trilogy
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
The Broken Earth trilogy begins with The Fifth Season, continues in The Obelisk Gate and concludes with The Stone Sky - out now.
Also by N. K. Jemisin:
The Inheritance trilogy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Broken Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Gods
The Dreamblood Duology
The Killing Moon
The Shadowed Sun
Critics Review
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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)
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Utterly gripping . . . extraordinary . . . a complex and intricate world of warring powers, tangled morals, and twisting motivations
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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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
User Reviews
Book 4.5
Narration 5.0
- No written reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- N. K. Jemisin
- Narrator
- Robin Miles
- Duration
- 13 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 2016
- ISBN
- 9781405537278
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Fantasy
- Rating
- 4.5(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best NovelThe second book in the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning trilogy 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 RootThe Broken Earth trilogy begins with The Fifth Season, continues in The Obelisk Gate and concludes with The Stone Sky - out now.Also by N. K. Jemisin:The Inheritance trilogyThe Hundred Thousand KingdomsThe Broken KingdomsThe Kingdom of GodsThe Dreamblood DuologyThe Killing MoonThe Shadowed Sun
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