The Obelisk Gate

The Obelisk Gate is a sequel that lives up to the impressive, award-winning first novel of the series, The Fifth Season. Now fully an apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic story, the novel follows the roughly parallel stories of Essun and her missing daughter, Nassun. There was less action in this middle part of the trilogy, since the main characters stick with the communes that have accepted them as conditions worsened. However, there was considerable development in terms of the characters and their understanding of the world they inhabit. The main characters are a major draw of the story, as they are both deeply flawed and deeply human. I am loving this series so far, and will certainly pick up The Stone Sky when it is available this August.

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