Name: The Obelisk Gate
ISBN: 9780316229289

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Big-Scale Fantasy

Epic fantasy momentum with a military edge, built for getting thoroughly pulled in.

Come here for

Military fantasy with epic scale
A sustained, immersive fantasy read

Expect

High-stakes, large-canvas storytelling
A long-form, absorbing page-turn

Book Details

Authors: N. K. Jemisin
Publisher: Orbit
Published: August 16, 2016
Format: Ebook
Theme: Action & Adventure · Literary Fiction
Reading lane: Action & Adventure

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Publisher Categories

Action & Adventure
Literary Fiction
Dystopian
Magical Realism

About This Book

Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR) The season of endings grows darker, as civilization 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 Sti...

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Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR) The season of endings grows darker, as civilization 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. N. K. Jemisin's award winning trilogy continues in the sequel to The Fifth Season. Read more