The Obelisk Gate
core novel 2016 The Broken Earth
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.28 (207,058 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 410 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316229265 |
| First-edition publisher | Orbit |
| First-edition country | US |
Synopsis
In the second book of the Broken Earth trilogy, a powerful mother and daughter with rare earth-shaking abilities, separated from one another by the catastrophe that opened the series, each try to survive and grow into the full scope of their powers amid the harsh aftermath of an apocalyptic Fifth Season. Essun finds an uneasy refuge in an underground community with its own rigid rules and hidden agendas, while her daughter Nassun, alone and increasingly capable, begins to form her own understanding of what her abilities mean. Both mother and daughter search, in very different ways, for a path back to one another across a broken and increasingly dangerous world.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Broken Earth
- Series: The Broken Earth core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: N.K. Jemisin
Awards (verified)
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2017: won
- Nebula Award (Best Novel), 2016: nominated
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2017: nominated
Notes
- Hugo Best Novel 2017.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Broken Earth: position 2 of 3: previous The Fifth Season (2015) · next The Stone Sky (2017)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Obelisk_Gate
- http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2017-hugo-awards/
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