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The Obelisk Gate

The Broken Earth, Book 2

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The Obelisk Gate

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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Winner of the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Book two in the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning trilogy.

The season of endings grows darker, as civilisation fades into the long cold night.

Essun has found shelter, but not her missing daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request only Essun can grant.

The Broken Earth trilogy begins with The Fifth Season, continues in The Obelisk Gate and concludes with The Stone Sky - out now.

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©2016 N. K. Jemisin (P)2016 Hachette Audio UK Fantasy Hugo Award
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Brilliant conclusion to the series that once again does not just continue the story, but expands it and builds something else on top of the foundation.

Brilliant Conclusion

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I love this series! It's one of the great modern sci-fi books, in my opinion. It's not about action but the development of characters in a dystopian world. Very strong female characters.

Slow but hard-hitting

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The first book was very very good. Interesting and so different. This book is less everything but still good. Keeps you interested in the characters and the narrative. The plot is a bit confusing. I’ll definitely read the next one but I’m not in any hurry, if that makes sense.

Great read, I enjoyed it overall

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While not quite as intriguing as the first in the series, it was still a good read

Not quite as brilliant as The Fifth Season

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Brilliant story, superbly narrated. Some wonderful set piecepieces and the unfolding mystery kept me listening in the car after I'd reached my destination several times :-) I'm really looking forward to the final volume.

No "second book slump" here!

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