The Obelisk Gate

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The Obelisk Gate is the second novel in N. K. Jemisin’s acclaimed Broken Earth trilogy, a science fantasy series set on a geologically unstable world wracked by apocalyptic “Seasons.”

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instanceOf novel
science fantasy novel
work of fiction
author N. K. Jemisin NERFINISHED
award Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED
awardFor Hugo Award for Best Novel 2017 NERFINISHED
awardYear 2017
centralTheme apocalyptic Seasons
family and motherhood
oppression and systemic injustice
power and control
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy The Stone Sky NERFINISHED
genre fantasy
science fantasy
science fiction
hasSubgenre dystopian fiction
post-apocalyptic fiction
hasWorldbuildingElement Seasons
obelisks
orogenes
stone eaters
isbn10 0316229261
isbn13 9780316229265
language English
literaryAward Hugo Award for Best Novel 2017
mainCharacter Alabaster Tenring NERFINISHED
Essun NERFINISHED
Nassun NERFINISHED
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narrativeStyle second-person narration
notableFor continuing the story of The Fifth Season
winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel
originalLanguage English
originalPublicationCountry United States NERFINISHED
pageCount approximately 448
partOfSeries The Broken Earth NERFINISHED
precededBy The Fifth Season NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2016
publisher Orbit Books NERFINISHED
publisherImprint Orbit NERFINISHED
seriesNumber 2
setIn The Stillness NERFINISHED
a geologically unstable world
targetAudience adult

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N. K. Jemisin notableWork The Obelisk Gate
N. K. Jemisin HugoWinningWork The Obelisk Gate
The Broken Earth trilogy hasPart The Obelisk Gate