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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, 1)
N. K. Jemisin
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At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this “intricate and extraordinary” Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution. (The New York Times).
This is the way the world ends…for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.
This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.
Read the first book in the critically acclaimed, three-time Hugo award-winning trilogy by NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin.
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some fantasy books i adore written by Black authors!
some fantasy books i adore written by Black authors!
📚 books mentioned: - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter - We Are the Origin by C.M. Lockhart - Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
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thank you to Written in Melanin Publishing/Ingram Spark and Get Underlined for the gifted copies!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jun 21
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CHOOSE YOUR APOCALYPSE (part 2)!
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📚 books mentioned: - The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - The Seep by Chana Porter
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thank you to Orbit for the gifted copy!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jan 19
💭 have you read any books with a second-person narrative?
💭 have you read any books with a second-person narrative?
when it’s done well, I think second person POV is one of the most powerful ways to tell a story! and all of these gutted me in their own way.
📚 books mentioned: - This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - Metal from Heaven by August Clarke - The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
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thank you to Saga Press for the gifted copy!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Sep 23 2025
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i’m ready for chaos fantasy fall!!
📚 books mentioned: - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - We Are the Origin by C.M. Lockhart - The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport
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thank you to Ingram for the gifted copy!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Aug 30 2025
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thank you to Vintage/Anchor, Tordotcom, William Morrow, and Saga Press for the gifted copies!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jun 22 2025
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Apr 19 2025
honestly rude that these aren’t the most popular books in the whole world, y’know?
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jan 5 2025
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**it was 90% Rae who initially convinced me to pick up Raybearer, though!! her love for this duology is so infectious 🥰 @raethereviewer you’re a STAR!
📚 books mentioned: - The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko - The Deep by Rivers Solomon
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 31 2024
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jul 20 2024
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Sep 26 2023
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some fantasy books i adore written by Black authors!
some fantasy books i adore written by Black authors!
thank you to Written in Melanin Publishing/Ingram Spark and Get Underlined for the gifted copies!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jun 21
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📚 books mentioned: - The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - The Seep by Chana Porter
thank you to Orbit for the gifted copy!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Jan 19
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💭 have you read any books with a second-person narrative?
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thank you to Saga Press for the gifted copy!
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Alysha Fortune Reads\ \ Alysha\ \ • Dec 13 2025
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Alysha Fortune Reads\ \ Alysha\ \ • Nov 4 2025
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Alysha Fortune Reads\ \ Alysha\ \ • Nov 4 2025
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I sometimes get comments about why does it matter if it’s written by a woman or not or why do I make the distinction between Romantasy and non Romantasy and I wanted to address this! My favorite fantasy is often written by women and anytime I can get you guys to read them I’m gunna! #books #booktok #bookstagram #booksta #bookworm #fantasy #fantasybooks #womenauthors #fantasybookrecs
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Sep 23 2025
i’m ready for chaos fantasy fall!!
i’m ready for chaos fantasy fall!!
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thank you to Ingram for the gifted copy!
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Aug 30 2025
fantasy books that i NEED YOU TO READ!!! hurry up.
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thank you to Vintage/Anchor, Tordotcom, William Morrow, and Saga Press for the gifted copies!
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Left Unread Books\ \ Michael LaBorn\ \ • Apr 26 2025
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Celestial\ \ Steph\ \ • Apr 19 2025
honestly rude that these aren’t the most popular books in the whole world, y’know?
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Moonlit Fables\ \ Rupali\ \ • Mar 26 2025
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🍃weeeee reading has been so fun recently!! I’m not one to do tbrs because im a mood reader, so this is really exciting stuff y’all
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