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The Obelisk Gate

(2016)
(The second book in the Broken Earth series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2017 Dragon Award for Best Apocalyptic Novel (nominee)
2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel
2017 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee)
2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee)
2016 Otherwise Award (nominee)

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel
The second book in the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning trilogy


The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.
Essun has found shelter, but not her missing daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request only Essun can grant.

Praise for this trilogy:
'Amazing' Ann Leckie
'Breaks uncharted ground'Library Journal
'Beautiful' Nnedi Okorafor
'Astounding'NPR
'Brilliant'Washington Post
'Heartbreaking, wholly unexpected' Brian Staveley
'Awesome' Book Smugglers
'A powerful story of hope and survival' The Root

The Broken Earth trilogy begins with
The Fifth Season, continues in The Obelisk Gateand concludes with The Stone Sky - out now.

Also by N. K. Jemisin:
The Inheritance trilogy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Broken Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Gods

The Dreamblood Duology
The Killing Moon
The Shadowed Sun


Genre: Fantasy

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