subcutaneous reviewed The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Didn't get the hype
4 stars
I enjoyed the trilogy, but didn't find it particularly outstanding overall.
perfect paperback, 432 pages
deutsch language
Published by Knaur TB.
5 stars
(8 reviews)
Das Licht des Mondes verschwand vom Kontinent »Die Stille«, nachdem ein flammender Spalt das Land geteilt und den Himmel mit Asche verdunkelt hatte. Nun sagen alle Vorzeichen, dass der Mond bald wieder sichtbar sein wird – doch ob dies die Rettung der Menschheit bedeutet oder ihren Untergang, sagen die Zeichen nicht. Das Schicksal der »Stille« wird von den Entscheidungen zweier Frauen abhängen:
Essun, die die Macht ihres Mentors Alabaster Tenring geerbt hat und die Obelisken beherrscht, mit deren Hilfe sie nun endlich ihre Tochter Nassun finden will;
und Nassun, die all das Böse in der Welt gesehen und akzeptiert hat, was ihre Mutter Essun nicht zugeben will: Manchmal kann das Böse nicht gereinigt, sondern nur zerstört werden.
Jectoons reviewed The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Y así termina el mundo por última vez
4 stars
Una conclusión muy buena para esta excelente trilogía. En lo personal me harté de un par de personajes por sus decisiones y su forma de comportarse, y aunque me puso muy triste la forma en que la historia de Essun termina, me pareció apropiada. En general, una increíble historia con un potente mensaje, excelentemente escrita. Jemisin se ha convertido en una de mis autoras contemporáneas favoritas.
Kadomi reviewed The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Review of 'The Stone Sky' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
And thus it is over, the best trilogy I have read this year, or possibly in years.
The Stone Sky seamlessly continues the story from The Obelisk Gate, without much of a time-jump. The survivors of Castrima move north, towards the equator, with Essun who feels torn between saving the comm, finding her daughter Nassun, and doing that last favor for Alabaster, to return the moon and end the Seasons. Inevitably, it comes to a grand finale in Corepoint where mother and daughter finally meet again, and the fate of the world lies in their hands.
The Broken Earth is a thought-provoking series. Especially in this last book it comes to a head that there's always been systemic oppression in human history. In this fictional version of our far-future planet, we meet multiple groups who are oppressed and used by the powers-that-be, hated and controlled. "But for a society built …
And thus it is over, the best trilogy I have read this year, or possibly in years.
The Stone Sky seamlessly continues the story from The Obelisk Gate, without much of a time-jump. The survivors of Castrima move north, towards the equator, with Essun who feels torn between saving the comm, finding her daughter Nassun, and doing that last favor for Alabaster, to return the moon and end the Seasons. Inevitably, it comes to a grand finale in Corepoint where mother and daughter finally meet again, and the fate of the world lies in their hands.
The Broken Earth is a thought-provoking series. Especially in this last book it comes to a head that there's always been systemic oppression in human history. In this fictional version of our far-future planet, we meet multiple groups who are oppressed and used by the powers-that-be, hated and controlled. "But for a society built on exploitation, there is no greater threat than having no one left to oppress."
The characters in The Broken Earth are all broken, damaged people, living in a world that throws nothing but hardship and tragedy at them. So there's the final decision to make here, at the hands of mother and daughter. In a world that is so terrible, would you rather end and destroy it or try to change it?
It's a moving, poignant end. It didn't answer all my questions, because I still do not understand how the Guardians came about, or how the Fulcrums were created after the end of Syl Anagist. But it's nevertheless a satisfying conclusion full of sorrow, loss and hope. The Stone Sky didn't blow my mind like The Fifth Season did, but it's still everything I could have hoped for.
I seriously cannot recommend this series enough. N.K. Jemisin is amazing.
