The stone sky / N.K. Jemisin.
| Author/creator | Jemisin, N. K. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Orbit, [2017] |
| Description | 445 pages : map ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The broken earth ; book three Jemisin, N. K. Broken earth ; bk. 3. ^A1303821 |
| Abstract | ""Intricate and extraordinary." - New York Times on The Fifth Season 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. The remarkable conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed trilogy that began with the multi-award-nominated The Fifth Season. The Broken EarthThe Fifth SeasonThe Obelisk GateThe Stone Sky For more from N. K. Jemisin, check out: The Inheritance TrilogyThe Hundred Thousand KingdomsThe Broken KingdomsThe Kingdom of Gods The Inheritance Trilogy (omnibus edition)Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych (e-only short fiction)The Awakened Kingdom (e-only novella) Dreamblood DuologyThe Killing MoonThe Shadowed Sun The Dreamblood Duology (omnibus)"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "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. The remarkable conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed trilogy that began with the multi-award-nominated The Fifth Season"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Acquisitions source | Joyner Schlobin Coll. item purchased from Ebooksweb 20230304 |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Epic fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| LCCN | 2017017064 |
| ISBN | 9780316229241 paperback |
| ISBN | 0316229245 paperback |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3610 .E46 S76 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Schlobin Fantasy Collection | PS3610 .E46 S76 2017 | ✔ Available | Request Material |