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The Fifth Season
Published 2015 by Orbit · 468 pages
Hugo · 2016
WinnerNebula · 2016
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Hugo 20165 finalists
N.K. Jemisin on these ballots
12 award entries · 7 books · 4 wins · 2011–2021
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Synopsis
On a continent wracked by apocalyptic seismic events, a woman named Essun sets out to find her husband, who has murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Told in three seemingly separate timelines, the novel weaves together the stories of women born with the feared power to control earthquakes — and the civilization that enslaves them for it.
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Details
- Series
- The Broken Earth · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780316229296