Very well done.īeing useful to others is not the same thing as being equal However the end results is unpredictable and keeps on your feet, while also being beautifully parsimonious.

The effortless LGBTQ incorporation is also nicely done, although how they are in love/impressed after meeting someone during a week, and the the island society section, was a bit to sudden for me.Īlso this society to me seems to be an inverse of the slavery of orogenics (the earth tectonic controlling people who are widely discriminated against), I mean all our leaders have this power, nice if you are a “normal” person that you have new earth-bending overlord, almost like X-Men Magneto style. It is an incredible mix expertly written to keep you hooked and keep on flipping the pages. There is slavery, an unified continent through nodes of tectonic manipulation, utility casts, comms that are short for communities who band together and prepare themselves for cataclysmic events called Fifth Seasons (also known as Death).Įxploitation and power, and the fragility of power only based on only destruction. The world of The Fifth Season is slowly revealed, with tectonics in overdrive, people who can contain these powers, non-human observants coming from an egg and floating obelisks (Laputa Castle In The Sky like) that give a glimpse of an advance precursor civilization. The book starts off with super filmic scenes, and is truly gripping to read.

Jemisin.Īnd finally imperial Syenite, who works as part of the order, who is subjected to a The Handmaid's Tale like treatment. The viperpit of school she end up into is fascinatingly sketched by N.K. Then we have Damaya, the powerful girl who was locked away because of an incident, and is psychologically manipulated in a terrible way to control her, Stockholm syndrome. Also the mother of the dead boy, Essun, is narrated in a you voice, quite something to get to used to. The detached, ironic, omnipresent and slightly snarky narration in the prologue is quite something, and gives the whole book a distinct feel. Then they'll break themselves trying for what they'll never achieve Kill those who scoff at those contradictions, and tell the rest that the dead deserved annihilation for their weakness and doubt. Tell them there is a standard for acceptance that standard is simply perfection. Tell them they must earn the respect which everyone else receives by default. Tell them they belong among us, no matter how we treat them. Tell them they can be great someday, like us. A very rich series with a lot of exploitation related themes merged into a story that in epicness is comparable to any excellent anime series Impressive, truly immersive and an addictive read, although I don't feel book 2 and 3 reach the brilliance of The Fifth Season.

The stone sky trilogy