{"id":1212,"date":"2021-02-12T18:34:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T02:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2021-02-13T09:38:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T17:38:48","slug":"book-the-obelisk-gate-by-n-k-jemisin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2021\/02\/12\/book-the-obelisk-gate-by-n-k-jemisin\/","title":{"rendered":"Book: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cover of the Obelisk Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Obelisk Gate<\/a><\/strong> (Book Two in the Broken Earth<\/em> Trilogy<\/em><\/a>)
by N.K. Jemisin
published by Hachette, New York
2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that Hachette’s site for the trilogy, linked above, contains light spoilers, in that the summaries reveal whether certain characters survive the previous volume(s). <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essun’s long quest to avenge her murdered toddler son and rescue her daughter, if that is still even possible, suffers a detour. She and her peculiar traveling companions are attracted to a place where Hoa says that there are many others of her kind, but her daughter isn’t there. The Season (the devastating aftermath of a volcanic\/seismic cataclysm) is becoming more severe, and people – now organizing into factions – are becoming more desperate…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this book: Essun finally returns her attention to the giant, floating crystals in the sky; Hoa’s backstory and insights about the stoneaters add depth (we learn how he REALLY met Essun!); someone who should know better disregards light up, hovering, holographic warning symbols<\/em><\/span>; a powerful child makes some severe value judgments; and there is some mass murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to gush – there were times while listening to this that I refused to stop to do <some real-world thing>, because I HAD TO HEAR MORE<\/em> – but won’t risk spoilers. I will just say that I am delighted by the story’s progress in this volume, especially the ancient technology revelations, and am eager for the third book. The last pages of this volume serve as a warning that our major characters are not all sharing the same goals…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with the first volume, I’m LISTENING to this book on the Hachette audiobook version, and it is extremely well done, and I recommend it highly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Obelisk Gate (Book Two in the Broken Earth Trilogy)by N.K. Jemisinpublished by Hachette, New York2016 Note that Hachette’s site for the trilogy, linked above, contains light spoilers, in that the summaries reveal whether certain characters survive the previous volume(s). Essun’s long quest to avenge her murdered toddler son and rescue her daughter, if that … <\/p>\n

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