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  • The Stone Sky

  • The Broken Earth, Book 3
  • By: N. K. Jemisin
  • Narrated by: Robin Miles
  • Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (995 ratings)

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The Stone Sky

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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Summary

The remarkable conclusion to the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning fantasy trilogy that began with The Fifth Season.

Winner of the Hugo Award 2018

Winner of the Nebula Award 2018

Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy 2018

An Amazon Best Book of the Year

The incredible conclusion to the record-breaking triple Hugo award-winning trilogy that began with the The Fifth Season.

The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women.

Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up safe.

For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed.

2019, International Dublin Literary Award, Long-listed

2018, Hugo Award Best Novel category, Short-listed

©2017 Little Brown (P)2017 N. K. Jemisin
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"Amazing." (Ann Leckie)

"Breaks uncharted ground." (Library Journal)

"Beautiful." (Nnedi Okorafor)

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Great Series!

Listened to nine hours of this book over two days. Fascinated about how it was going to end! Really enjoyed the series! Found this book slightly slower than the first two.

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Great story. Brilliant performance.

A refreshing change to find a sci-fi/fantasy story with a female author, lead and narrator. Thoroughly enjoyed all three books on the series.

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so good I read it twice!

I listened to the whole series twice, back to back, which is unusual for me. Masterful story telling, both in the writing and in the audio narration (barring the occasional accent slip for one of the characters). I will be reading more of her work for sure.

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Rusting good

The final instalment of the trilogy. Exciting climatic ending. The audiobook is a little more difficult to follow than the printed book, as there are several points of view. Although Robin Miles does her usual amazing job, it sometimes takes a moment to determine which group is portrayed. You'll soon get the hang of it though, as the saga moves inexorably to its conclusion. Excellent trilogy, which I have on kindle and audio. So enjoyed listening to it, and I do recommend it.

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A Great Conclusion to the Trilogy

Thoroughly enjoyed the book. N.K. Jemisin builds a convincing dystopian and apocalyptic world that, while also being an allegory of the injustice and oppression of our own, is a living breathing place filled with a legacy of magic and strange technology. The Narrator is perfectly suited to the work and reflects the personality of each character excellently.

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One of the best ive read/heard in a long time

The characters are amazingly flawed and interesting! I enjoyed every minute og it and cant wait to explore the authors other works

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will only become more beloved with time

original, compelling and with great heart. fearless and unflinching in its horror and its love

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Subtle and original

While I didn't fall in love with this series as much as others must have (to warrant 3 Hugo Awards!) there is something magical about them. They have real heart, are beautifully written, create an immersive and original story world, and feel original.

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Love it.

Beautifully narrated by Robin Miles. Ive read the print versions, and must say this audio version made a brilliant story even more fantastic

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Really stuck the landing

The side characters kind of fall to the wayside, but that's not a problem. The core of the series is Esun and her family, whoever it may be at the moment. The relationships are complicated as the characters and perfectly believable. Simply the best character work I've seen in ages.

And we get to see the pre-rifting world so that's cool too.

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