The Broken Earth Trilogy

by N. K. Jemisin · 2018

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin is a critically acclaimed three‑book series—The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky—that follows a world plagued by catastrophic seismic events. In a society where a minority of people called orogenes can manipulate the earth’s energy, the narrative weaves together themes of survival, family trauma, oppression, and environmental disaster. The story begins with a massive rift that blocks out the sun, setting off a season of endings, and follows characters such as Essun, Damaya, and Syenite as they confront personal loss, institutional cruelty, and the fate of their world.