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The Obelisk Gate

The Broken Earth, Book 2

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The Obelisk Gate

By: N. K. Jemisin
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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Winner of the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Book two in the record-breaking triple Hugo Award-winning trilogy.

The season of endings grows darker, as civilisation fades into the long cold night.

Essun has found shelter, but not her missing daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request only Essun can grant.

The Broken Earth trilogy begins with The Fifth Season, continues in The Obelisk Gate and concludes with The Stone Sky - out now.

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©2016 N. K. Jemisin (P)2016 Hachette Audio UK Fantasy Fiction
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Beautifully written and narrated as with the first book. With this book the reader is completely hooked into the world and characters and will just never want it to end - I tore through this with absolutely joy. In fact I probably experienced every emotion as I was so absorbed by it all! WInner!

Remarkable

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Love this series. Amazing character, the landscapes are so well presented. Can’t put it down. Looking forward to the conclusion.

Amazing

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N.K. Jemisin has a cerebral story telling style that I simply cannot stop listening to.

Thank you,
I look forward to continueing to help support your work.

5 Rusting Earths out of 5

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Narrator was great, easy to distinguish characters.
2nd book as compelling as the first. Cannot wait to read the third!

excellent

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Oh wow NK Jemisin really knocked it out of the park with this book! While its definitely slower than The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate focuses on the incredible worldbuilding and fascinating history of the Stillness.

Wonderful!

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I'm loving this series so much. I'm in that wonderful position of still having more of this story to enjoy for the first time. Really gorgeous writing.

Beautiful

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Amazing voice acting and amazing book. I started to read this book after book 1 and ended up returning to the audiobook because it's just so engaging.

Best audiobook I have ever listened to

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it is a good continuation from the last book. the voice acting transports me. Good read

sweeping tale and awesome voice acting

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Book two does not disappoint, equal to the first which takes some doing. Jemisin expands points of view and delivers some answers and more obelisks. Brilliant series. As this book is bleaker than the first, I am sure Book three will be heartbreaking.
Robin Miles narration is excellent.

Brilliant Book 2

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