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The Fifth Season is a 2015 science fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016. It is the first volume in the Broken Earth series and is followed by The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky .
- N. K. Jemisin
- 2015
Apr 8, 2019 · “The Fifth Season” is an utter jewel of a novel that goes beyond trying to create a simple story, taking its own backbone and illustrating moral and cultural battles and questions while not losing itself inside the magic system it has created.
The Fifth Season does not have activism as it’s plot line after all - her oppression is a part of her, Damaya, and Syenite’s story, and shapes the challenges they experience. All that she endured as an orogene beyond the traumas of her environment help inform the readers about who and why she acts the way she does.
The Fifth Season is set on a supercontinent called the Stillness that is constantly rocked by seismic activity, some of it devastating to civilization and causing an extended winter referred to as a “ Fifth Season.” The story is split into three separate narratives.
Jan 26, 2021 · The Fifth Season explores the different kinds of love we have for the families we’re given and the ones we choose. Ultimately, The Fifth Season is a story about losing yourself in moments of tragedy, forging on through the flames, and, on the other side, finding who you really were all along.
Feb 10, 2024 · “The Fifth Season” is not just a story of survival in the face of natural disasters; it delves deep into the themes of identity, oppression, and the potential for redemption. Jemisin’s world-building is meticulous, crafting a universe where the lines between magic and science blur, and where the earth itself is a complex character, both ...
The Fifth Season is the first novel of the Broken Earth trilogy, followed by The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky, which follow the same characters and plot line. Much of Jemisin’s work also shares many themes with that of Octavia Butler.
