The Fifth Season
Broken Earth, Book 1
by N. K. Jemisin
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Epic Fantasy, Apocalyptic, and Dystopian.
Original cover edition here THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS. AGAIN.Three terrible things happen in a single day.Essun, masquerading as an ordinary schoolteacher in a quiet small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Mighty Sanze, the empire whose innovations have been civilization's b...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Epic Fantasy, Apocalyptic, and Dystopian.
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Sahil Lavingia
“For good reason! And for the love of stones and stories, read these incredible books, if you haven't yet.”
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