![]() ![]() Somehow the orogenes are connected with the lost technologies of a dead civilization, whose machines still orbit the planet in the form of mysterious giant crystals called obelisks. The main characters are called orogenes, and they have the ability to control geophysics with their minds, quelling and starting earthquakes. There are characters who feel like human beings, with problems that range from the mundane (raising kids in a risky world) to the extraordinary (learning to control earthquakes with your mind). There are unexpected twists which, in retrospect, you realize have been carefully plotted, skillfully hinted at, and well-earned. ![]() There are a lot of reasons why this series has been hailed as a masterpiece. You can gobble up the whole series without interruption. Now the final Broken Earth book, The Stone Sky, is out. ![]() The first and second novels in Jemisin's trilogy, The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate won the prestigious Hugo Award for the past two years in a row-the first time this has happened since Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead won sequential Hugos in 1986 and 87. I'm not the only one who feels this way about N.K. Sometimes a book series is so important that you want people to put everything aside and just read it. ![]() It completes an incredibly satisfying exploration of the overlap between scifi and fantasy. The final book in the trilogy, The Stone Sky, just came out. ![]()
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