A review by suflet
The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, the Obelisk Gate, the Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

5.0

I've been a fan of N.K. Jemisin for a long time, so I waited until all three installments in The Broken Earth were out (I preordered every one and saved them) to binge all three in one long holiday weekend and, my friends, the wait was worth it. This trilogy blew me away. I would die for Essun, Alabaster, or Hoa. The characters are SO GOOD. The plot is intense and so well-paced (can't say much without spoilers). The system of magic and science was really interesting and, as a life-long voracious science fiction and fantasy reader and as someone with a strong physics background, I can confirm that the magic and science systems were really original and well thought-out. I can't recommend this trilogy enough.