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Fantasy · Science fiction · Dystopian

The Obelisk Gate

4.3 out of 5, from 1,399 ratings from Hardcover readers

Second in a trilogy set on a planet wrecked by regular apocalyptic upheavals. A woman who can command the earth and her young daughter, who has the same gift, each look for a place of safety in a hostile world.

First published
2016
Pace
Medium
Length
Medium
Pages
407
Format
Book 2 of 3 in The Broken Earth

Read this if you like layered, angry fantasy with a harsh world and a strong focus on mothers and daughters.

Skip this if you haven't read The Fifth Season, because this novel continues directly from it.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Violence
  • Death
  • Grief
  • Child death
  • Prejudice

Also reported by Hardcover readers:

  • Cannibalism
  • Child abuse
  • Dementia
  • Terminal illness
  • Gore

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