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Child death (7 reviewers), Child abuse (7 reviewers), Death (6 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Grief (3 reviewers), Emotional abuse (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), and Body horror (1 reviewer)Moderate
Child abuse (3 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), and Death (1 reviewer)Minor
Sexual content (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), and Drug use (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 81%
dark 75%
emotional 50%
mysterious 47%
challenging 46%
tense 45%
reflective 16%
sad 15%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
dark 75%
emotional 50%
mysterious 47%
challenging 46%
tense 45%
reflective 16%
sad 15%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 71%
slow 19%
fast 8%
slow 19%
fast 8%
Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 44% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 0%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 0%Average rating
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This is the way the world ends... for the last time.
The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring – madman, world-crusher, savior – has returned with a mission: to train his successor, Essun, and thus seal the fate of the Stillness forever.
It continues with a lost daughter, found by the enemy.
It continues with the obelisks, and an ancient mystery converging on answers at last.
The Stillness is the wall which stands against the flow of tradition, the spark of hope long buried under the thickening ashfall. And it will not be broken.
The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring – madman, world-crusher, savior – has returned with a mission: to train his successor, Essun, and thus seal the fate of the Stillness forever.
It continues with a lost daughter, found by the enemy.
It continues with the obelisks, and an ancient mystery converging on answers at last.
The Stillness is the wall which stands against the flow of tradition, the spark of hope long buried under the thickening ashfall. And it will not be broken.
Buy The Obelisk Gate
United States
Bookshop US
Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. We earn commission on any purchases made.
This is the way the world ends... for the last time.
The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring – madman, world-crusher, savior – has returned with a mission: to train his successor, Essun, and thus seal the fate of the Stillness forever.
It continues with a lost daughter, found by the enemy.
It continues with the obelisks, and an ancient mystery converging on answers at last.
The Stillness is the wall which stands against the flow of tradition, the spark of hope long buried under the thickening ashfall. And it will not be broken.
The season of endings grows darker as civilization fades into the long cold night. Alabaster Tenring – madman, world-crusher, savior – has returned with a mission: to train his successor, Essun, and thus seal the fate of the Stillness forever.
It continues with a lost daughter, found by the enemy.
It continues with the obelisks, and an ancient mystery converging on answers at last.
The Stillness is the wall which stands against the flow of tradition, the spark of hope long buried under the thickening ashfall. And it will not be broken.
What the community thinks
summary of 3865 ratings (see reviews)
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Child death (7 reviewers), Child abuse (7 reviewers), Death (6 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Grief (3 reviewers), Emotional abuse (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Genocide (2 reviewers), Medical trauma (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), and Body horror (1 reviewer)Moderate
Child abuse (3 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Toxic relationship (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), and Death (1 reviewer)Minor
Sexual content (1 reviewer), Cannibalism (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Genocide (1 reviewer), and Drug use (1 reviewer)Moods
adventurous 81%
dark 75%
emotional 50%
mysterious 47%
challenging 46%
tense 45%
reflective 16%
sad 15%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
dark 75%
emotional 50%
mysterious 47%
challenging 46%
tense 45%
reflective 16%
sad 15%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 71%
slow 19%
fast 8%
slow 19%
fast 8%
Strong character development?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 44% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 0%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1% | N/A: 0%Average rating