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“Robin Miles continues as narrator, and the large cast of characters allows her to draw on her vast store of accents. Her narration is intimate and engaged, and she enriches the complicated relationships…Miles draws out the emotions—sometimes volatile, sometimes seething beneath the surface—as the complexities of this postapocalyptic world unfold. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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“In this compelling, challenging, and utterly gripping work that combines elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror…Jemisin immerses readers in a complex and intricate world of warring powers, tangled morals, and twisting motivations.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Jemisin is now a pillar of speculative fiction, breathtakingly imaginative and narratively bold.
— Entertainment Weekly
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Jemisin builds off of the strong foundation laid in The Fifth Season ... an interesting new series.
— Booklist on The Obelisk Gate
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Exceptional.
— Library Journal (starred review) on The Obelisk Gate
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Stunning, again.
— Kirkus (starred review) on The Obelisk Gate
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[How] can something as large and complex as this story exist in her head, and how does she manage to tell it to me so beautifully? I can't stand how much I love The Broken Earth trilogy so far.... Absolutely dazzling.
— B&N Reviews on The Obelisk Gate
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Stunning.... Jemisin's most accomplished series yet.
— RT Book Reviews on The Obelisk Gate
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Jemisin is a tremendously talented writer on every level and she's at the top of her game here. I love books that beat me up and take my lunch money, and this one left me bruised, breathless, and desperate for the final volume.
— Rose Fox, senior reviews editor Publishers Weekly, (PW Staff Picks: The Best Books We Read in 2016) on The Obelisk Gate
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Brilliant characters, vivid world, and pacing . . . .The Obelisk Gate is an incredibly ambitious and important novel.
— The Verge on The Obelisk Gate
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Intricate and extraordinary.
— New York Times on The Fifth Season
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[The Fifth Season is] an ambitious book, with a shifting point of view, and a protagonist whose full complexity doesn't become apparent till toward the end ... Jemisin's work itself is part of a slow but definite change in sci-fi and fantasy.
— Guardian on The Fifth Season
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Astounding... Jemisin maintains a gripping voice and an emotional core that not only carries the story through its complicated setting, but sets things up for even more staggering revelations to come.
— NPR Books on The Fifth Season
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Jemisin's graceful prose and gritty setting provide the perfect backdrop for this fascinating tale of determined characters fighting to save a doomed world.
— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Fifth Season
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A must-buy...breaks uncharted ground.
— Library Journal (starred review) on The Fifth Season
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Jemisin might just be the best world builder out there right now.... [She] is a master at what she does.
— RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) on The Fifth Season
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[A] powerful, epic novel of discovery, pain, and heartbreak.
— SFF World on The Fifth Season
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This is an intense, exciting novel, where survival is always on the line, set in a fascinating, original and dangerous world with an intriguing mystery at the heart of it. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book!
— Martha Wells on The Fifth Season
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Stunning and well constructed ... a book that imbues itself with deeper meaning the more it unfolds and reveals itself, and by the end, I saw everything in a new light. I knew Jemisin was talented, being a huge fan of her Inheritance and Dreamblood books, but here she employs heretofore unseen skills.
— Lightspeed on The Fifth Season
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One of the most celebrated new voices in epic fantasy.
— Salon.com
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With every new work, Jemisin's ability to build worlds and break hearts only grows.
— Kirkus (starred review)
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Heartbreaking, wholly unexpected, and technically virtuosic, The Fifth Season is a tour-de-force. I felt every shock--and the book is packed with them--in my marrow. It's no exaggeration to say that Jemisin expands the range of what great fantasy can be.
— Brian Staveley, author of The Emperor's Blades