The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)

Posted on 06 March 2017 by N.K. Jemisin

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS FOR THE LAST TIME.The Moon will soon return Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women.Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every orogene 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.The remarkable conclusion to the post apocalyptic and highly acclaimed trilogy that began with the multi award nominated The Fifth Season.The Broken Earth The Fifth Season The Obelisk Gate The Stone Sky Read The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) author N.K. Jemisin – kino-fada.fr ARC provided by Hachette in exchange for an honest review.1 The Fifth Season 2 The Obelisk GateSome worlds are built on a fault line of pain, held up by nightmares Don t lament when those worlds fall Rage that they were built doomed in the first placeYou guys, I m speechless I m not sure if I ve ever read as perfect of a conclusion as The Stone Sky The Stone Sky easily makes my best of 2017 list, and is also without a doubt one of the most powerful masterpieces I ve ever ARC provided by Hachette in exchange for an honest review.1 The Fifth Season 2 The Obelisk GateSome worlds are built on a fault line of pain, held up by nightmares Don t lament when those worlds fall Rage that they were built doomed in the first placeYou guys, I m speechless I m not sure if I ve ever read as perfect of a...Now THAT is how you do a finale Buddy read with my favorite Orogenes Melanie MaryJemisin has truly outdone herself with this book and trilogy The Stone Sky, contrary to my expectation, has somehow become one of the best conclusions to a trilogy I ve ever read, it s simply extraordinary.My experience reading this trilogy can be summed up as if I m on a see saw I loved the first book, dislike and disappointed with the second book, and then this one, I absolutely loved it I was never bored with it and loved every single Buddy read with my favorite Orogenes Melanie MaryJemisin has truly outdone herself with this book and trilogy The Stone Sky, contrary to my expectation, has somehow become one of the best conclusions to a trilogy I ve ever read, it s simply extraordinary.My experience reading this trilogy can be summed up as if I m on a see saw I loved the first book, dislike and disappointed with the second book, ...There s really no easy way to put this, so I ll come right out and say it.This is one of the very best stories I ve ever read All together now, all three books in this trilogy, together, make up one hell of a great story.I am amazed I cried I was blown away by the sheer immensity of what was going on, of the implications and the revelations and the final action.Sure, we knew that one of two things must happen by the end of the second book, but I hadn t quite realized just how invested I d hav There s really no easy way to put this, so I ll come right out and say it.This is one of the very best stories I ve ever read All together now, all three books in this trilogy, together, make up one hell of a great story.I am amazed I cried I was blown away by the sheer immensity of what was going on, of the implications and the revelations and the final action.Sure, we knew that one of two things must happen by the end of the second book, but I hadn t quite realized just how invested I d have gotten by that point I didn t know how it would happen or what kinds of complications might arise or just how much enemies had turned into allies or who was good or bad because that was never the point of these books.We are all people Every single one of us whether stone eater, rogga, or still The fact that the point is far from belabored, rather gorgeous in exploration and execution, makes itthan icing on this cake I ...I don t know what the hell just happened I m going to have to re read the whole trilogy again next year I m leaving this as being my mood because I enjoyed the first two books Damn it Mel I don t know what the ... Oh well gee, golly, gosh, let me just to review this masterpiece, no problem, easy peasyThe further I get into a series, the harder it is for me to review each individual book because so much of my opinion relies on understanding everything that happened in the preceding books More than usual, I find it so difficult to express what this series has made me feel Just sayingit was amazingorit was mind blowingstarts to feel repetitive those common compliments don t really do the Oh well gee, golly, gosh, let me just to review this masterpiece, no problem, easy peasyThe further I get into a series, the harder it is for me to review each individual book because so much of my opinion relies on understanding everything that happened in the preceding books More than usual, I find it so difficult to express what this series has made me feel Just sayingit was amazingorit was mind blowingstarts to feel repetitive those common compliments don t really do the novel justice That is 1000% the case with The Broken Earth trilogy This series is so complex, so full of raw emotion, so beautifully distinct from other books of this genre.The writing here is some of the most engrossing I ve ever read in my life Jemisin is equal parts artist scientist with her eloquent prose meticulously organized plot points I always say that I struggle to stay engaged with Hard Sci Fi I don t know if these books should be classified as Hard Sci Fi, as they don t drone on on in bouts of irrelevant tec...5ish stars This is an incredible series and a huge accomplishment for its author, N.K Jemisin It has every element of high quality fiction and, particularly, everything great about SFF It s decidedly new age, but in a way that I don t doubt will stand the test of time It s innovative in the way that Ursula K Le Guin s work was innovative in the 60s and 70s and continues to be influential today and, maybe I m foolish for saying this too soon, but I think it has the same potential to rea 5ish stars This is an incredible series and a huge accomplishment for its author, N.K Jemisin It has every element of high quality fiction and, particularly, everything great about SFF It s decidedly new age, but in a way that I don t doubt will stand the test of time It s innovative in the way that Ursula K Le Guin s work was innovative in the 60s and 70s and continues to be influential today and, maybe I m foolish for saying this too soon, but I think it has the same potential to reach classic status Admittedly, the first book in the series, The Fifth Season, is my favorite and I actually only rated that 4.5, but the series as a whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts In this book specifically I found the first half to be slow, but once each of the separate storylines coalesced and the big picture came into view...And this is how you end a trilogy This book was quite possibly definitely my most anticipated book of the year N K Jemisin has yet to dissappoint me and I just love love love her brand of fantasy I love how intricate and well thought out her worlds are and how political they are at their core while she still never ever sacrifices her story to make a point The final installment made me appreciate the overall brilliant work she has done in creating this cruel, wonderful, amazing world eve And this is how you end a trilogy This book was quite possibly definitely my most anticipated book of the year N K Jemisin has yet to dissappoint me and I just love love love her brand of fantasy I love how intricate and well thought out her worlds are and how political they are at their core while she still never ever sacrifices her story to make a point The final installment made me appreciate the overall brilliant work she has done in creating this cruel, wonderful, amazing world evenThis world and its social structure makes so much sense and feels so real that it made me sad It is perfectly structured to mirror our own world in miserable ways I...If you had the power to end the world, would you do it Looking around, seeing the structural injustice, the corrupted power, contentment of the few and misery of the millions, would you just decide to erase or would you devote your life and try to fix it Is humanity worth saving or is it beyond redemption As we conclude our journey through the Broken Earth, this is the main question N.K Jemisin invites us to ponder over Would you side with Essun, who warped and broken, reborn under different If you had the power to end the world, would you do it Looking around, seeing the structural injustice, the corrupted power, contentment of the few and misery of the millions, would you just decide to erase or would you devote your life and try to fix it Is humanity worth saving or is it beyond redemption As we conclude our journey through the Broken Earth, this is the main question N.K Jemisin invites us to ponder over Would you side with Essun, who warped and broken, reborn under different names but still with the same damaged legacy, stubbornly believes that the better world is possible Or would you rather concur with her daughter, Nassun, that as a monster of a never ending apocalypse, she has only one optionSome worlds are built on a fault line of pain, held up by nightmares Don t lament when those worlds fall Rage that they were built doomed in the first place Burn for me, says Father Earth Essun is on the road with the survivors of Ca...Sale Alert 30Dec17 Kindle Daily Deal for 4.99 This was one of the best series I read in 2017 and it is on sale today hereIf you didn t give this series a go because it is listed as Sci Fi, don t let that deter you This is probably one of the best completed Sci Fi fantasy series I ve read in a while As the third book in a very strong and genuinely unique series I had a lot of expectations going into the final book There were so many things I wanted to know and the story had been so strong Sale Alert 30Dec17 Kindle Daily Deal for 4.99 This was one of the best series I read in 2017 and it is on sale today hereIf you didn t give this series a go because it is listed as Sci Fi, don t let that deter you This is probably one of the best completed Sci Fi fantasy series I ve read in a while As the third book in a very strong and genuinely unique series I had a lot of expectations going into the final book There were so many things I wanted to know and the story had been so strong that I was worried it couldn t finish out just as strongly I have no idea now why...

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06 March 2017

N.K. Jemisin