The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison is the first book in the Broken Earth fantasy trilogy.
Damaya has been locked in the barn by her parents. She has shown signs of orogeny - a magical-like power to manipulate earth, including the ability to cause shakes. She will remain in the barn until a Guardian - who can negate orogeny - collects her and takes her to the Fulcrum for training.
Essun is the mother of two who has been hiding her orogeny for years. Now her husband has noticed the power in one of their children.
Syenite is a Fulcrum trained orogene. She is being assigned to a higher-level orogene to travel across the land and fix a harbor.
But the world is about to enter a Fifth Season - on top of the usual yearly seasons, a fifth season is when the land splits and blocks out the sky. People will need to do all they can to survive until the sun comes back and they can rebuild.
Jemison is an amazing, creative writer. This ecological fanstay series is quickly becoming one of my favortie series!
Jemison, N.K. (2015). The Fifth Season. New York: Orbit.
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