"Let us introduce you to your next 5-star read:
N. K. Jemisin’s award-winning dystopian adventure: dynamic, rich with lore and impossible to put down. In an alternate world ravaged by an ever-changing climate and controlled by an oppressive regime, we follow a handful of multifaceted, mysterious, fiery, characters who face impossible choices. When a powerful oregene (think: earth-bender on steroids) brings about a geological armageddon, three women with the same power set out on intertwined paths through an apocalyptic landscape on a quest to find family, hone their powers, and rescue their world from certain destruction. Whether you’re a veteran sci fi fan or just looking to dip a toe into the genre, you are sure to enjoy this book.
For fans of:
Octavia Butler
Epic character growth
Organic queer & trans representation"
Publisher Orbit
Publication Date 2015-08-04
Section Science Fiction / All Staff Suggestions / Fiction Suggestions / Hannah C. / Micah F.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780316229296
At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times)
This is the way the world ends...for the last time.
It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.
This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.
Read the first book in the critically acclaimed, three-time Hugo award-winning trilogy by NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin.
