Jemisin, The Stone Sky Book three in the Broken Earth series turns solid what the earlier books hinted at. "But for a society built on exploitation, there is no greater threat than having no one left to oppress." - N.K. Some of the tension was significantly undercut by the predictability of certain events but the writing style, choice of point of view, and the performance of the narrator combine to consistently and powerfully capture the complex emotional forces ravaging the critical characters. A very enjoyable experience overall bolstered by good pacing and a narrative focus on critical characters and events. Personally I find some of the premises underpinning the main themes to be questionable but it does not prove difficult to suspend my disbelief and imagine that thy might hold true in a world that is fundamentally different from our own. The whole narrative just comes off as very cohesive and focused. Like the previous two books, major plot points can be seen approaching from some distance off but the upside to this is that the plot is resolved in a very satisfying and neat conclusion. It's easy to see why Jemisin won the Hugo back to back on this one.Įxcellent narrator really captures the emotional undercurrent of each scene.
I'm sure I'll still be re-reading this series decades from now. It really brings the characters to life in a nice way.
She can add everything from an African to a Gaelic? to a Slavic accent without sounding fake. The audio-book narrator, Robin Miles, is headed to the top of my narrator list. I hope it doesn't sound pompous, but you can see more maturity in both the writing and the story-line. This is the second series that I've read by Jemisin and as much as I loved the 1st one (The Inheritance Trilogy), this was even better. It was refreshing to be offered a series where the main character was over 40, had kids and had already lived a full range of experiences. Nothing came easy and there wasn't a hint of a Mary Sue moment. Jemisin never hesitated staring an ugly truth right in the eye and it really paid off. This was truly a 5-course meal of a trilogy. (Review added to all books in series) This was so good, I'll probably re-read the entire series again by the end of this year.
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