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Fantasy · 2017 · R

The Stone Sky

by N. K. Jemisin

Essun and Nassun are converging—and whoever reaches the Obelisk Gate first will decide the world's fate.

For17+GenreFantasyLength401 pagesRead time~11.1 hours

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Violence

Very heavy

Climactic apocalyptic violence; significant character deaths; the backstory reveals genocide

Language

Some

Contemporary language

Sexual Content

Some

Mild sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Social drinking

Emotional Intensity

Very heavy

A mother and daughter on a collision course; the cost of choosing the world over a person; genocide as the world's buried history

What this book is about

Essun and Nassun are each seeking the Obelisk Gate for opposite reasons—one to save the world, one to end it. The past of the world is finally revealed: the Moon, the Guardians, the origin of the Stillness's endless catastrophe. The Stone Sky concludes one of the most acclaimed fantasy trilogies ever written. Won the Hugo for third consecutive year.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Significant character deaths

Apocalyptic violence

Historical genocide revealed

Devastating emotional ending

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