#N K Jemisin

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Caribe's Fantasy TBR - Part 3

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Title: Emergency Skin

Author: N.K. Jemisin

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2019

Genres: fiction, science fiction, dystopia, speculative fiction

Blurb: An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors - and others among the planet's finest - fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: a graveyard world awaits him...but so do those left behind, hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out aeons ago. After all this time, there's no telling how they've devolved. Steel yourself, soldier. Get in, get out...and try not to stare.

[wingsofhcpe]

Oh tell me about the fifth season I’m intrigued 👀👀

RIGHT OKAY SO real quick rundown from what I remember, after I'm done studying I'll shoot you a DM if you wanna hear more!

The Fifth Season is the first book in the Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin. The main premise is that people live in a continent that's very geologically active (volcanoes, earthquakes, etc etc) and because of that they're just... used to it. Any day they expect a catastrophic geological event that will lead to a post-apocalyptic series of years that will realistically claim thousands of lives every time. These events are called Seasons, and there's already been a bunch of them (records of each at the back of the book!). So people just kinda live with that knowledge and organise their society around it.

Now, the big deal is that some people are born with Earth magic, the ability to control, predict and prevent such disasters. They're called Orogenes, and you'd think they'd be revered... but they're not. They're seen as monsters, exactly because they can also cause those disasters. There's a special school of them and all but it's mostly like a holding pen for them, they're also assigned special human handlers who are equipped to kill them should they go rogue. So it's also very much a social commentary.

The real geological horror element, though, comes from two things: first, the Obelisks, mysterious massice stone structures that just... low-key float around in the sky and are generally horribly ominous, often associated with Seasons. Second, the stone people (who iirc have a name, I just can't recall it rn). Human-like beings that are ...basically stone/gem, though, not organic. They feed exclusively on rock and are actually fuckihg terrifying exactly because not much is known about them. I can't really describe either of these more without massive spoilers though, so I'll avoid it in case you wanna read it.

There's also an ot3 queer storyline somewhere in there but it's not the focus. Pretty cool though!

As for triggers, please be warned for violence, genocide, bigotry, extreme death mostly through natural disasters, possible genocide, and child abuse. Off the top of my head.

....this was supposed to be a quick rundown but I ended up writing down pretty much all I can remember about the books huh! Anyway, I still haven't read the 3rd book but the first two were GREAT and I can't wait to get the final one and see where this story goes. I think I'd put the first book especially among my Top 10 Fave Reads in general. Hope I sold it to you too! :D

[truscane]

Blacktober Highlights of Previous Years: Jo Mullein from Far Sector

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Been reading the Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin again and that line made me laugh.

Bonus:

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Round 2 Part 3 Poll 2

Propaganda

Ok so Leo’s basically a mechanic who built the Argo II (he also has a flying mechanical dragon that he fixed named Festus who was then destroyed for a while but that’s not important here) and is pretty much the only one who can fly it (there’s one other person, but he’s still the usual pilot). Also, the ship eventually turns back into the sentient flying dragon, which is pretty neat.

Innon’s got a fun polycule going on

[ed-francesca]

A playlist for you, fellow fans of the Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. These are songs I was listening to while reading the books, or songs that remind me of the story. I love these books so much.

(one day I'll be able to complete and record the song I wrote about these books.)

SONGS FOR THE BROKEN EARTH - on Spotify

[tkrbthree]

But these people are always gonna tell themselves that a little fascism is okay as long as they can still get unlimited drinks with brunch.

N K Jemisin The City We Became

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Okay, know what? Here are some non-horror recs just for you!

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin (First book is The Fifth Season. Adult Fantasy, in which this apocalypse is just another in a long line of apocalypses. This one wrecked me.)

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (YA/Adult Fantasy. Along with the rest of the Wayward Children series, this book follows young adults who have returned to our world after having spent time in others. Contains stellar queer and trans rep [including an ace character!].)

The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (YA Fantasy. A blend of fairytale/folktale and urban fantasy that takes a HECK of a journey and explores some fascinating themes. This one especially screams your name, as far as I can tell.)

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"There is an art to smiling in a way that others will believe. It is important to include the eyes; otherwise, people will know you hate them."

-N. K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

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Essun seeing Hoa for the first time: someone please give that kid brown contacts I'm begging

[fantasiadelux]

More the tectonic landscapes inspired by N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy: Smoke clouds. They are available as prints on https://luxmeteora.com/prints-postcards :)

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Title: Great Cities

Author: N.K. Jemisin

Series or standalone: series

Publication year: 2020

Genres: fiction, fantasy, science fiction, LGBT+, speculative fiction

Blurb: Every city has a soul; some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She's got five...but every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together to stop it once and for all.

[occasional-owl]

Schaffa broken earth. To me

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Leitura #57 de 2024

O portão do obelisco (The broken earth #2)

N. K. Jemisin

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O charme da narrativa super diferente que o primeiro volume tem, obviamente não pôde ser replicado nesse segundo volume. A autora tenta manter a estrutura geral bem parecida ao incluir os pontos de vista de três personagens bem diferentes, mas infelizmente esse livro ainda sofre um pouco da síndrome do segundo livro.

Sendo o livro do meio de uma trilogia, esse acaba sendo um livro de ligação, o que é bem explicitado pelo ritmo e a sensação de falta de urgência que percorre o livro todo.

O livro continua sendo ótimo, a escrita é incrível, os personagens interessantes, a construção de mundo inigualável, mas tem uma clara queda em relação com ‘A quinta estação’.

Eu tô super empolgada para ler a conclusão e tenho certeza que esse mundo e esses personagens vão continuar ‘alugando um triplex’ na minha cabeça por uns bons anos ainda.