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The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin (2015)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages512 (Chunky (400-600))
Series/the-broken-earth" #
SettingSecondary World
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.28/5 (341321)
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

slaveryracismgenocidemass deathchild harmdeath of childgraphic violencetorturemental illness (depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, psychosis)

Positive tags

found familychosen familyredemption arcmentor figure

Tropes

Morally Gray ProtagonistHard Magic SystemSecondary WorldEmpireColonizationRebellionForbidden MagicLost CivilizationReluctant HeroGrimdark

Themes

oppressionidentitypower and corruptioncolonialismsacrifice

Synopsis

Discover The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin, an epic fantasy of apocalypse, oppression, and powerful magic that reshaped modern fantasy.

Tags

Apocalyptic FantasySocial CommentaryLiterary FantasyAfrofuturism-adjacent