Who wrote The Stone Sky?

N.K. Jemisin wrote The Stone Sky, first published in 2017. It is a work of science fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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The Stone Sky

Name: The Stone Sky
Author: N.K. Jemisin

by N.K. Jemisin · 2017

Science Fiction · ranked #13 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Winner · The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, 2018

The concluding volume of the Broken Earth trilogy brings Essun and her daughter Nassun toward an inevitable confrontation over the fate of a world wracked by recurring apocalypses — and reveals the deep history of the Stillness and the Obelisk Gate. Jemisin's trilogy made history as the only series to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel three years running, with this final volume completing one of the most acclaimed achievements in contemporary fantasy.

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The verdict

Category: Science Fiction
First published: 2017 · 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.