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Name: The Obelisk Gate
Rating: 4.357142857142 (14 reviews)
Author: N. K. Jemisin

In the second book of the Broken Earth trilogy, The Obelisk Gate, Essun—once a Damaya, then a Syenite, now a vengeful survivor—seeks refuge in a crumbling civilization that has slipped into an eternal, cold night. A chilling encounter with Alabaster Tenring, the figure who can end the world, forces her to decide whether to comply with a request that could seal the Stillness forever. Meanwhile, Essun’s daughter Nassun, growing in psychic power, must make choices that will alter the course of the Earth itself. The novel blends intimate mother‑daughter dynamics with expansive world‑building, exploring themes of power, survival, and the limits of human agency in a landscape of psychokinetic storms and planetary disaster.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy

Authors: N. K. Jemisin

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