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The Stone Sky

by N. K. Jemisin

As the Moon returns and the world nears its final end, a mother and daughter stand on opposite sides of whether humanity should be saved or destroyed.

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About The Stone Sky

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, 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.

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Light
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Balanced

Series

The Broken Earth · Book 3 of 3

Content warnings
  • apocalyptic destruction
  • oppression/slavery
  • genocide
  • child abuse
  • child death
  • violence
  • death
  • racism/discrimination
  • trauma
  • cannibalism (referenced)
  • body horror

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