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By N. K. Jemisin\nOrbit, \u00a92016
\nISBN: 978-0316229265
\nPaperback, 448 pages\n
<\/p>By N. K. Jemisin
\nOrbit, \u00a92016
\nISBN: 978-0316229265
\nPaperback, 448 pages\n
Essun never thought she\u2019d want to settle anywhere for long. But Castrima sits like a jewel, deep underground, replete with air, lights, water, food, and a comm full of survivors in a land where the comless don\u2019t survive a Season. Essun begins to think she may\u2014may<\/em>\u2014find a home here. With Alabaster honing her skills, at least life has a point. Then an enemy approaches their gates and stirs the age-old hatreds, and suddenly Essun has more of a goal than she ever wanted.<\/p>\n To the South, Jija takes Nassun to be \u201ccured.\u201d But Nassun isn\u2019t sick, and she knows it. Instead of \u201chealing,\u201d she finds the training to sharpen her already considerable orogeny, despite her father\u2019s fear and growing hatred.<\/p>\n Essun knows what\u2019s at stake. Nassun knows only that it\u2019s all so pointless. Between them are the magical threads, the obelisks, and the Stone Eaters, whose motivations are as shadowy and hard to read as they are. With a seemingly innocent whisper, mother and daughter land in opposing camps in an ancient war whose winner will decide the fate of the human race.<\/p>\n In this, the second book in the Broken Earth series, Jemisin continues the excellent worldbuilding she began in The Fifth Season<\/em>. Castrima over once again comes alive with boilbugs, falling ash and dying trees. Castrima under deepens with the layers of drama played out against the backdrop of its jutting points and crystalline shell. In Jekity and Found Moon, we see a satellite training station, unsanctioned by the Fulcrum, where the ashfall is still light and hope is not yet dead.<\/p>\n Most of the characters in this part of the tale are familiar, though Nassun and Jija we knew only by their connection to Essun in Fifth Season<\/em>. Here, they are active participants whose threads begin to weave through the already complex storyline. It wasn\u2019t hard to dislike Jija\u2014look at what he left for Essun in the first pages of the last book\u2014but here he fleshed out my contempt in spectacular fashion, and I found myself understanding why Nassun evolves the way she does, even empathizing with her, despite some alarming twists in her character. Schaffa surprised me most, I think; I saw some of Essun\u2019s development coming, but not Schaffa\u2019s. I\u2019m quite intrigued to see where Jemisin will take him in book three.<\/p>\n So much happens in the pages of this book! Its intricate plot is layered with foreshadowing and peppered with details that each play their own role. Jemisin sets a masterful pace between the contemplative, slower passages and exhausting, nerve-wracking scenes, leaving this reader enthralled, and eager to read the next book. The Broken Earth series is no ordinary tale; it\u2019s a sweeping dystopian epic and possibly a warning for our own times. Winner of the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Obelisk Gate<\/em> continues the tale in true Jemisin fashion. You won\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By N. K. Jemisin Orbit, \u00a92016 ISBN: 978-0316229265 Paperback, 448 pages Essun never thought she\u2019d want to settle anywhere for long. But Castrima sits like a jewel, deep underground, replete with air, lights, water, food, and a comm full of survivors in a land where the comless don\u2019t survive a Season. 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