Paperback, 512 pages

English language

Published Dec. 16, 2016 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-356-50819-1
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OCLC Number:
1028482684

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(11 reviews)

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS . . . FOR THE LAST TIME.

IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. IT STARTS WITH DEATH, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. IT STARTS WITH BETRAYAL, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.

This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy. --back cover

11 editions

reviewed The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, book 1)

Good world building, long and leaves you hanging

Without spoiling, I would mention that this is 512 pages long...and then just sort of stops and doesn't really give you a feel for what the "big problem" is that you'll want to see battled against in the next volume. So a little dissatisfaction with that.

I did enjoy the way the author played with the timeline, the different voices used, and the pairing of characters that kept me from being confused about who was who

The world-building was great - it supplied just enough "weird land" to be unusual, but really it was focused on the different groups of people and how they viewed and interacted with one another.

If this is your favorite genre and you don't mind feeling the need to finish the series, you'll enjoy.

reviewed The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, #1)

Review of 'The Fifth Season' on 'Goodreads'

Took me a bit to get into it, and the changing of character names over time confused me a bit, but once I got past those two issues, it was a really fun read. Looking forward to the next two books to see what happens on Earth in a possible distant future where earth magic is common and nothing is stable.

reviewed La quinta estación by N. K. Jemisin (La tierra fragmentada, #1)

Review of 'La quinta estación' on 'Goodreads'

Quiero más de este libro. Me ha encantado, un estilo propio que al principio se hace raro y un puzzle de un montón de piezas que vas uniendo sin mucha ayuda, y que van conformando un mundo del que apenas sabes nada, pero lo que descubres suena increíble.

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