from cissa

Wow. This is an amazing, excellent book- though the style is somewhat literary, so if you hate that in your sf/f, you may not go for this one. Still, this time I say "literary" in its best senses: carefully crafted use of words, subtle and well-designed plot, and gripping characters. I really lov...

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The Fifth Season is the start of an inventive apocalyptic fantasy trilogy set in a world wracked by frequent catastrophes which destroy civilizations and leave ruins in their wake. People have grown used to a world of disasters and prepared, storing food for hard times ahead. But when a giant rif...

from lyrrael

This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose...

from decaturmamaof2

This was an incredible story. At first you are plunged in, and are not sure who is who and what is happening. But watching all the threads weave together - Jemisin weaves a spellbinding tale of the struggle for self-determination and the right to own one's own body. Can't wait to read book 2. (...

from Kavinay

I don't really read or enjoy much fantasy anymore. With the exception of Discworld, the worldbuilding and perspectives are basically variations on a century of white men defining the field. N.K. Jemisin's not just telling a good story with depth and layers here. She's doing it with tons of styl...