The Stone Sky
Broken Earth, Book 3
by N. K. Jemisin
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME.The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women.Essun has inherited the power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every orogene child can grow up safe.For Nassun, he...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Fantasy.
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Meltem Demirors
“sci fi reading list done. what should i read next in the last few months, read and liked: Walkaway, @doctorow Madd Adam trilogy, @MargaretAtwood Stone Sky trilogy, @nkjemisin + reread Dune and first Foundation book would love recommendations for sci fi new and old!”
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