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  • For years after finally completing Wheel of Time and finally giving up on George Martin I stayed away from any multi volume fantasy. I just couldn’t find anything that seemed worth the investment in time.

    After Fifth Season won the Hugo, I got the free sample on Kindle … and the opening blew me away. This was DIFFERENT.

    So I did the only thing my ADHD completionist brain could think of - I put the book down and went back to the first book Jamisin wrote - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. And it turned out that was awesome too!

    I’ve since read every scrap she has published. The only books she’s written that I can’t recommend without reservation are her new New York City duology - and the recommendation there is still absolute if you happen to love NYC or closely follow the BLM movement.

    As far as Broken Earth goes, I loved the narrative devices and the overall theme of how much sin can a society commit before it is beyond redemption was striking. I loved the buildup of Essun and her daughter’s characters and their differing paths to the final showdown.

    This is S tier science fiction and the triple Hugo’s were well deserved. This is an excellent example of great writing that holds a mirror up to society and I’ll be sure to continue buying everything Jamisin publishes.