The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1), by N.K. Jemisin (softback, english edition)

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"Intricate and extraordinary." — New York Times

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
(Softback — The Broken Earth Trilogy, Book 1 of 3 — Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel)

The dark, devastating fantasy that breaks every rule — and rewrites what the genre can be.

It starts with the Great Red Rift — a crack across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death. A murdered son. 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. A world that has survived countless apocalypses. A world with no mercy left to give. One continent. One catastrophe. Three women — one story. And a world that will never be the same.

Why readers can't put this down:

• 🏆 Hugo Award Winner — part of the only trilogy to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel three years in a row
• 🌍 Groundbreaking world-building — the Stillness is unlike any fantasy world ever created
• ✍️ Innovative narrative structure — second-person POV that pulls you into the story like nothing else
• 🖤 Complex, devastating characters — grief, power, and survival intertwined
• 📚 One of Time Magazine's top 100 fantasy books of all time
• 📖 512 pages — Book 1 of 3 in the complete Broken Earth trilogy

Perfect for readers who love:
Epic dark fantasy · Groundbreaking world-building · Literary speculative fiction · Devastating emotional depth · Fans of Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler & Patrick Rothfuss

But what stood out wasn't the apocalypse.

It was the themes underneath.

🖤 Survival in a World That Was Never Built for You
🖤 Power as Both Gift and Curse
🖤 Grief That Reshapes Everything You Thought You Knew
🖤 Systems of Oppression Written Into the Very Earth
🖤 What It Means to Endure When Endurance Is All That's Left

At Dark Rose, we believe stories are often about far more than their plot.

You may never find yourself in a world where the earth itself is a weapon and the sky is choked with ash.

But you may know what it feels like to carry power that others fear, to survive in a world that was not designed with you in mind, or to keep going after a loss so profound it changes the shape of everything.

👤 Recommended Age: 16+

⚠️ Trigger Warnings:
Dark themes • Violence • Child death • Oppression • Grief • Apocalyptic events

✨ Best for readers who love:
Epic Dark Fantasy • Literary Speculative Fiction • Groundbreaking World-Building • Hugo Award Winners • N.K. Jemisin

⚠️ Probably not for readers looking for:
Light Fantasy • Romance-Focused Stories • Fast-Paced Action • Standalone Stories

📚 Format & Details

• Format: Softback
• Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 31 mm
• Pages: 512
• Author: N.K. Jemisin
• Series: The Broken Earth, Book 1 of 3
• Publisher: Orbit
• Published: 28 July 2016

"This is the way the world ends. For the last time."