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A review by kell_xavi
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
5.0
The wholly original fantasy series starts with a novel of three narratives that link to tell a partial recent history and present of a world where natural disasters coupled with magics of earth and stone shape the lives of all who live there. In one segment, the story has a form similar to the walled village and desperate journey of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower; in one, a young girl begins training in an oppressive arcane academic; in the third, two bitter strangers begin a quest that enriches and reveals more than anticipated.
Very good writing, complex and engrossing parallel plot lines, unique characters, interesting politics and world-building. I'll reserve judgment otherwise until I've read the rest of the series.
Very good writing, complex and engrossing parallel plot lines, unique characters, interesting politics and world-building. I'll reserve judgment otherwise until I've read the rest of the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying and Classism
Minor: Cannibalism