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The Stone Sky

The Broken Earth, Book 3

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The Stone Sky

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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The remarkable conclusion to the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning fantasy trilogy that began with The Fifth Season.

Winner of the Hugo Award 2018

Winner of the Nebula Award 2018

Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy 2018

An Amazon Best Book of the Year

The incredible conclusion to the record-breaking triple Hugo award-winning trilogy that began with the The Fifth Season.

The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women.

Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up safe.

For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed.

2019, International Dublin Literary Award, Long-listed

2018, Hugo Award Best Novel category, Short-listed

©2017 Little Brown (P)2017 N. K. Jemisin Classics Fantasy
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Critic reviews

"Amazing." (Ann Leckie)

"Breaks uncharted ground." (Library Journal)
"Beautiful." (Nnedi Okorafor)
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I usually "gulp" these books but this one surprisingly took some time to finish. Nevertheless it is still definitely a good book

Great story but for some reason did not "flow"

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This book is a fitting conclusion to the the broken earth trilogy. It's a must read.

Amazing end to a fantastic sci-fi trilogy

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Loved the narrator, they made the trilogy come alive. Beautifully produced sound and quality too

The storytelling skill the author uses

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Grandios und ein würdiger Abschluss für eine tollle Serie. Gut gesprochen und produziert. Bin begeistert.

Grandios

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Lots and lots of small breadcrumbs have been laid out in the 1st and 2nd one, on which this books plot revolves.
Same vibe and depth as the previous books, but better.

Best one of the series.

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N K Jemisin's characters are complex and emotionally raw. The epic storyline reaches raw emotional depths rare in such fantasy series.
The literary mastery of this series puts Jemisin on a level with the likes of Ursula LeGuin, Doris Lessing and Octavia E Butler. I am eagerly awaiting her next work.
The narrator did an excellent job on almost all of the characters, though Shaffa's accent slipped and slid somewhat between Scottish and other Rural British accents, it wasn't overwhelmingly distracting. Her voice and delivery was so delightfully smooth that it was a pleasure to listen to.

Top level story telling.

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The stone eater parts were a bit confusing and sometimes boring, but otherwise good book.

Confusing

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I was a little hesitant to pick up The Broken Earth Trilogy—fantasy isn’t usually my go-to genre (cue the spooky music). But after hearing so many great reviews, I gave it a shot… and I’m so glad I did!

I read a physical copy of The Fifth Season and listened to the audio versions of The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky. The first book was definitely my favourite. Maybe it was the format, or maybe I just really connected with Syenite and Alabaster’s storyline—I couldn’t stop talking about them (my kid can confirm 😅). The story was full of twists, and I was hooked from the start.

The last two were still excellent, but listening to them felt long at times (the final book is over 10 hours). I think it had more to do with me and the way I was listening than the writing itself—Jemisin’s world-building and storytelling are phenomenal throughout.

Overall, a fantastic series. If I dip into fantasy again, N.K. Jemisin will definitely be at the top of my list.

Amazing Story!

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A unique story - trilogy - with a world and beings both so like us yet so unlike us. Somewhat mesmerising.

My first audio book experience. Wonderfully read and interpreted.

Difficult and amazing

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I found this series almost by chance, while looking for a book to listen to on a long business trip. And what a find it was! A very innovative setting, characters I immediately feel in love with, and am innovative choice of second person narrator. Highly recommended!

A great series

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