The Obelisk Gate
The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin, published by Orbit on August 16, 2016, is a reprint edition comprising 448 pages in English. This installment continues the narrative of Essun, who is on a quest to find her missing daughter, Nassun, as she grapples with the consequences of her daughter’s growing power. Set against a backdrop of a civilization facing its end, the story explores themes of survival and the weight of choices that could alter the fate of the world.
Readers will find a richly woven tale that delves into the complexities of family, power, and destruction. As Essun seeks shelter and confronts Alabaster Tenring, the narrative unfolds in a world marked by dystopian elements and magical realism. The book is part of Jemisin’s acclaimed trilogy, following The Fifth Season, and continues to explore the epic and literary dimensions of its fantasy setting.
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Essun’s missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this “magnificent” Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR)
The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.
Essun — once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger — has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever.
Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power — and her choices will break the world.
N. K. Jemisin’s award winning trilogy continues in the sequel to The Fifth Season.
For more from N. K. Jemisin, check out:
The Inheritance Trilogy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Broken Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Gods
The Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus edition)
Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych (e-only short fiction)
The Awakened Kingdom (e-only novella)
Dreamblood Duology
The Killing Moon
The Shadowed Sun
The Broken Earth The Fifth SeasonThe Obelisk GateThe Stone Sky
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