The Fifth Season - NK Jemisin - Broken Earth Trilogy

[Rodney-2187]

N.K. Jemisin Book Series ‘The Broken Earth’ Lands At Sony’s TriStar In 7-Figure Deal; Author To Adapt

https://deadline.com/2021/06/the-bro...ts-1234769656/

Each book in Jemisin’s series — The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky — won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, making Jemisin the first person to win the award three years in a row and the first person to win for all three books in a trilogy.

The Fifth Season establishes the setting, a harsh futuristic Earth and a continent called the Stillness, which endures seasonal apocalyptic events that shake the world and its inhabitants during these “seasons.” They hole up in communities and then rebuild. Key to that effort are “orogenes,” individuals who can draw incredible magical power from reservoirs of the Earth. They are trained for the task from childhood in brutal fashion, by a societal order called the Guardians. The orogenes kind of hold the world together and stave off eruptions, but they are treated badly.

[Rodney-2187]

I read the first book because of all the awards, but haven't gotten around to the other two. It wasn't bad, but I didn't think it was anything special either. I was sure it would be made into a movie or series eventually, because of those awards. It's also on many lists of best sci-fi/fantasy novels. Maybe I should give the series another chance.

[Gacivory]

Liked her Green Lantern comics. Haven’t read any of her books. Sounds like a good place and time to start!