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N. K. Jemisin

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Nora K. Jemisin is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who has also worked as a counseling psychologist. Her fiction explores a wide variety of themes, including cultural conflict and oppression. She has won several awards for her work, including the Locus Award.
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The Broken Earth Trilogy
The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky
N. K. Jemisin - 2015-08-04 (first published in 2018)
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Enter the incredible world of N. K. Jemisin's bestselling and award-winning Broken Earth Trilogy with this complete boxed set. Featuring The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky, this collection is perfect for any book lover looking for a new epic adventure to immerse themselves in. The series takes place in a land called The Stillness, where Earth's power is used as a weapon and catastrophic events are a way of life. Follow the characters as they navigate betrayal, heartbreak, and the end of the world as they know it. A must-have for any fan of fantasy and science fiction.
N. K. Jemisin
2019-08-31T22:02:37.000Z
Belatedly saw this today, which gives a shout-out to the Broken Earth as well as lots of other great books!      source
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Wild Seed
Octavia E. Butler - 2001-04-01 (first published in 1980)
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This epic and brilliant story of love and hate explores the fates of two immortals who chase each other across continents and centuries. Doro is an ancient spirit with boundless powers, possessing humans and breeding supernaturally gifted humans into empires that obey his every desire. That is, until he meets Anyanwu, an entity like Doro but different in that she can heal with a bite and transform her own body. She uses her powers to cure her neighbors and birth entire tribes, and a struggle for power and destiny ensues. A captivating read that will change your perceptions of what it means to be human.
N. K. Jemisin
2019-06-03T15:56:56.000Z
WILD SEED is the book I give to my friends who mostly like AA Romance. Because that's what it is -- a wild, magical, brutal, twisted, beautiful love story. MIND OF MY MIND is the one I suggest teens start with. I figure they can relate to Mary's attitude.      source
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Mind of My Mind
Octavia E. Butler - 1994-08-01 (first published in 1977)
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In this captivating second book of the Patternist series, follow Mary, a telepathically sensitive woman fighting to free herself and her people from an immortal being who uses them as breeding stock. After 4,000 years of oppression, a young telepath awakens and ignites a psychic battle against their creator for the right to freedom. A stunning story of power, oppression, and liberation from a critically acclaimed and award-winning author.
N. K. Jemisin
2019-06-03T15:56:56.000Z
WILD SEED is the book I give to my friends who mostly like AA Romance. Because that's what it is -- a wild, magical, brutal, twisted, beautiful love story. MIND OF MY MIND is the one I suggest teens start with. I figure they can relate to Mary's attitude.      source