The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth #3) by N.K. Jemisin
Synopsis
"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."
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My Thoughts
Wow! This was such an epic conclusion to such an amazing series. I was really worried about how everything would play out, and surprisingly, I really enjoyed how this series wrapped up. Which is rare for me. N.K. Jemisin is just a fantastic writer, no question. The characters felt like they were right there with me despite the story taking place in a far future.
In this book, you got to see Hoa's side of the story, in a lead up to how the world ended for the first time. I thought it was such an interesting aspect given how old he is, and his tenuous grasp of time and reality. It was such a perfect explanation for how things ended up the way they were. I also loved that you got to see Alabaster's journals as well. They seemed perfectly Alabaster like and it was a really nice touch. You find out how much he does care, even though when you saw him on the page he always seemed cool and unaffected by anything. That was obviously a lie, but it was sweet seeing in his own words how much he cared for Essun.
“Being useful to others is not the same thing as being equal.” ― N.K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate
Yes, definitely read this book! Read this series! Its world and characters are just too good not too.
Genre: fantasy, lgbtqia+
Representation: bi, trans, BIPOC
Content Warnings: abuse of children, discrimination, violence, graphic death of a child, gore, death, murder, cannibalism, body horror, death of a character