Who wrote The Fifth Season?

N.K. Jemisin wrote The Fifth Season, first published in 2015. It is a work of science fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for The Fifth Season?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for The Fifth Season with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/n-k-jemisin-the-fifth-season/.

Essential Read

The Fifth Season

Name: The Fifth Season
Author: N.K. Jemisin

by N.K. Jemisin · 2015

Science Fiction · ranked #11 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

On a planet racked by catastrophic geological events — the Fifth Seasons that periodically end civilisations — a woman searches for her daughter across a world that fears and enslaves people with the power to control the earth itself. Jemisin's first Broken Earth novel won the Hugo Award and announced the arrival of one of the most important voices in speculative fiction.

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The verdict

Category: Science Fiction
First published: 2015 · 2010s
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Standing: Essential Read

About Science Fiction

Science fiction is the literature of ideas — asking what human life looks like when technology, time or the laws of physics shift. At its best it uses speculation to say something precise and true about the present.