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The Stone Sky

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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Humanity will finally be saved or destroyed in the shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed NYT bestselling trilogy that won the Hugo Award three years in a row.

The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women.

Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every orogene child can grow up safe.

For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed.

Accolades & Awards

Hugo Award
2018
Locus Award
2018
Nebula Award
2017
Genre Fiction Hugo Award Literary Fiction Locus Award Magical Realism Nebula Award Science Fiction Dystopian Emotionally Gripping Fiction Fantasy Action & Adventure Epic Scary Epic Fantasy

Critic reviews

"The Stone Sky ... establishes [Jemisin] as arguably the most important speculative writer of her generation... It's that good. She's that good."—John Scalzi, Wall Street Journal
"Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold."—Entertainment Weekly
"[N. K. Jemisin] has pretty well conquered [the epic fantasy scene] with the Broken Earth."—The New York Times
"Jemisin deliberately refuses to provide easy answers: they're simply not available, in this world or ours. Painful and powerful."—Kirkus (starred review)
"Vivid characters, a tautly constructed plot, and outstanding worldbuilding meld into an impressive and timely story of abused, grieving survivors fighting to fix themselves and save the remnants of their shattered home."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The depth and breadth of Jemisin's achievement with this trilogy is geologic. These books are a revolution in which I want to take part."—NPR Books
"Incredible, wildly original . . . [The Stone Sky is] blowing me away."—The Verge
"A real tour de force . . . one of the best fantasy trilogies in recent memory."—RT Book Reviews (five stars)
"The powerful conclusion to the "Broken Earth" trilogy will please the author's many fans with its fully developed world, detailed settings, and complex characters."—Library Journal
"[N. K. Jemisin's] books have abstracted real-life race issues in a way that serves to magnify the truth."—Washington Post
"Intricate and extraordinary."—New York Times on The Fifth Season
"[A]n ambitious book, with a shifting point of view, and a protagonist whose full complexity doesn't become apparent till toward the end... Jemisin's work itself is part of a slow but definite change in sci-fi and fantasy."—Guardian on The Fifth Season
"Astounding... Jemisin maintains a gripping voice and an emotional core that not only carries the story through its complicated setting, but sets things up for even more staggering revelations to come."—NPR Books on The Fifth Season
"Jemisin's graceful prose and gritty setting provide the perfect backdrop for this fascinating tale of determined characters fighting to save a doomed world."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Fifth Season
"A must-buy...breaks uncharted ground."—Library Journal (Starred review) on The Fifth Season
"Jemisin might just be the best world builder out there right now.... [She] is a master at what she does." —RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) on The Fifth Season

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In a genre (fantasy) with so many books that are derivative, it's nice to get an original story.
#FemaleProtagonist#Mindbending#tagsgiving#sweepstakes

Imaginative and well written

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unbelievably human characters in an unbelievably alien world. great series. great voice actor. completely original magic system.

great

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The whole series was well done and very ORIGINal.
=)
I enjoyed the books, thanks.

Entertaining

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First, let's just give credit to the author for not only starting an incredible fantasy series but actually finishing it (ahem, ahem Rothfuss and Martin).

The Stone Sky is a fitting end to an epic journey. We've followed Essun through the bad times and then the really bad times and now her journey is complete.

Everything I loved about the first two books is present in the third, deep world building, fascinating and empathetic characters and unpredictable but tight plotting.

I thought the ending was fantastic. It was both totally unpredictable and yet completely fit with everything that had come before. It really showed tremendous imagination beyond what I think most other writers are capable of in this genre.

NK really puts you through the ringer with this series but she pays it off in a way that feels totally satisfying and she is clearly worthy of the mountain of awards she's earned.

Having finished this series, the only thing to do now is to dive into the rest of her titles.

Best scifi/fantasy trilogy of the decade

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This is my second time through. And, I will probably got relisten every few years. Even better this time.

This should be in all top 10 fantasy lists.

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