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The Fifth Season
Book • 2015
The Fifth Season is set in the supercontinent of Stillness, where periodic catastrophic events known as Fifth Seasons cause widespread destruction.
The story follows three female orogenes: Essun, Damaya, and Syenite, each living in different time periods.
Essun, a middle-aged orogene, embarks on a journey to find her daughter after her son is murdered and her daughter is taken away.
The novel explores themes of racial and religious intolerance, environmental calamities, and the moral complexities of power and identity.
It is the first book in The Broken Earth trilogy, which has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016.
The story follows three female orogenes: Essun, Damaya, and Syenite, each living in different time periods.
Essun, a middle-aged orogene, embarks on a journey to find her daughter after her son is murdered and her daughter is taken away.
The novel explores themes of racial and religious intolerance, environmental calamities, and the moral complexities of power and identity.
It is the first book in The Broken Earth trilogy, which has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016.
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Mentioned by Howard and Dong Wan during an interview about the book's structure and writing process.
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Mentioned by Tynisha Coleman as a resonant high fantasy book with intentional world-building that gave her a month-long book hangover.
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Daniel Morgan as a sci-fi book that every physician should read to take a break from reality.
Daniel Morgan as a sci-fi book that every physician should read to take a break from reality.
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