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Today the SibNerds are talking about Chapters 10-11 (and that Syl Anagist chapter in the middle)! This section ended with both Essun and Nassun moving forward on new-found resolute paths—if they had any doubts, they don't anymore. We learned about how Stone Eaters are made (sort of) and what happened to the early Stone Eaters. Creep factors were high. Next time we'll be discussing Chapters 12 and Syl Anagist: Zero!   Don't forget, our Patreon's get to vote on our next read along! Here are your options: 1. The Star-Touched Queen by: Roshani Chokshi 2. The Winter King by: Bernard Cornwell 3. Tress of the Emerald Sea by: Brandon Sanderson Happy Reading!   Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about the Prologue – Chapter 2! We're diving right back in and starting with a Hoa Prologue. It's not a long prologue, but we talk about it for quite a while because there are so many truths that N.K. Jemisin is revealing. It's so good—we got goosebumps. Essun is recovering from her brutal fight that closed out The Obelisk Gate, and Nassun is forced into a brutal fight of her own. There are still things that even Nassun must look away from. Next time we'll be discussing Syl Anagist 5 – Syl Anagist 4! Happy Reading!  Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about the last few chapters of the book, Chapters 19 - 20! Essun tried to negotiate with the other comm, which didn't end well. Thank goodness for Hoa! Magic origin reveal in this section, too! Gray Stone Eater name reveal – Steel! Who's going to have control over the Obelisk Gate? And who's bringing the Moon home? Can't wait to find out! The pacing of this book is so perfect. The climax hit us with high stakes and the falling action gave us just enough buffer to get us ready for the next book—and we are very excited about that next book! Join us for our next Read Along, beginning on May 15! We'll be reading Chapters 1 – 2 of The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin! Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about Chapters 16 - Interlude! We've finally gotten the Hoa lore reveal to Essun that we've been waiting for! How wild is it that Nassun has bonded with the person who gave Essun a broken model for how to love? We'll be thinking about this for a long time. And the juxtaposition of Nassun and Essun's meltdowns? Woah. Next time we'll be discussing the end of the book! Let's finish this thing! Happy Reading! Twitter: @litroundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about Chapters 4-6! There are some thought-provoking comparisons between Jija and Essun in this week's discussion—and Nassun's perspective of each of her parents is challenging. The moon is still a mystery—but we think it's about to be Tonkee's problem! Or at least her special interest. What did you think of that sneaky little interlude? What do we think Hoa is up to? Next time we'll be discussing Chapters 7-9! Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about the Chapters 12 - 15! Did we get enough evidence to support Josef's theory about Damya, Syenite, and Essun's identities? We still have so many questions, mostly about the stone eaters and the obelisks… but also everything else, too. Guess we'll just have to keep on reading! Next time we'll be discussing Chapters 16 - 19! Happy Reading!  Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about the Interlude - Chapter 11! Damaya has entered an evil Hogwarts type of environment—where you can't trust the teachers not to kill you. Essun learns that Hoa is more than he seems…but also, what is Hoa?!?! And Syenite is starting to learn more about Alabaster's power—but there are still so many questions! Next time we'll be discussing Chapters 12 - 15! Happy Reading!   Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Today the SibNerds are talking about the Prologue – Chapter 3! A rare instance of the second-person POV! And it's done so well! It's visceral and raw and it keeps the reader close. We're intrigued and invested! The world building in this first section is impressive—and it didn't leave Anna nearly as lost as she normally is, which could be because of the second-person POV. In a lot of ways this appears to be a story about grief. Do you think Essun is right to belief her husband killed their son? Do you think Damaya is safe with Schaffa? How will Essun and Damaya's paths cross? Next time we'll be discussing Chapters 4 - 8! Happy Reading!   Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

We do our Head Cannon Circus Book Club and our latest entry is: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (56:58) The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin — the first book of the Broken Earth trilogy, published in 2015 — follows the journey of Essun, mother and “orogene,” an oppressed, racially defined class of powerful earth-benders in Jemisin's fictitious, supercontinental world, The Stillness. Intro (38:00) Black History (35:26) Teen Wolf (98:22) Buffy conversation (104:00) Avatar reincarnation convo (108:34) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/headcannoncircus/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/headcannoncircus/support

Enquanto nos aproximamos do centésimo episódio subimos também na escala de Ritcher começando a ler o último livro da trilogia "Broken Earth" de NK Jemisin. Iremos acompanhar Essun e Nassun nas suas lutas pela sobrevivência num mundo em cataclismo. Falámos ainda de: - The Redemption of Time de Baoshu; - The Ninth Rain de Jen Williams

"you, continued" Aradia starts the conversation with a discussion of the Jan 15 2022 eruption in Tonga, and eventually gets around to revisiting with Essun's storyline in Castrima. Alabaster is as relentless as ever in pushing her to expand her orogenic skills. Picture of the eruption from ground level by Tonga Geological Services, retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html Picture of the eruption from space by NOAA; retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/  See the shockwave in every single wavelength measured; CO2 emissions, air temperature, you name it you can spot the shockwave screaming away from it! https://twitter.com/MetService/status/1482544722480873472?s=20 Video from the Oregon coast showing tsunami wave coming in: https://youtu.be/FfXhwxNIQbM  Red Cross bringing cholera to Haiti:  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/08/united-nations-caused-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti-its-response-violates-international-law.html Photo of Pita Taufatofua at the Olympics, holding the Tongan flag and waving, while dressed in his signature traditional skirt with no shirt. Retrieved from: https://people.com/sports/tonga-shirtless-flag-bearer-raising-money-to-help-after-tsunami/  The GoFundMe created by Pita Taufatofua: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tonga-tsunami-relief-by-pita-taufatofua?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet  Further reading links:  https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074324166/first-aid-flight-in-tonga-after-eruption  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/world/asia/tonga-tsunami-peru.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/ Pronunciation guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiTCAgLhl0Q Fanart painting of Ykka. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/Cha_C_San/status/963943629533442049?s=20  Making penicillin at home:  https://gizmodo.com/in-case-of-apocalypse-heres-how-to-make-penicillin-in-1110902296 Photo of ash covered buildings, partially collapsed, from January 2020 in the city of Laurel, Philippines. Retrieved from:  https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/volcano-blankets-philippine-city-in-ash-idUSRTS2Z9QO  A polished onyx agate, banded with yellow, black, and white. Retrieved from  https://www.mindat.org/min-2999.html

Join me for happy hour nine with Rey! We descend with Rey into the bowels of The Bent Pyramid in Cairo, Egypt, for one of the scariest moments of his life. We also engage in some slight panic spirals about being trapped in a pyramid and enjoy some spirited beverages. Rey's Boo Club PicksBinti by Nnedi Okorafor - From Maria Haskins' Amazon review: “Nnedi Okorafor's science fiction novella Binti is a suspenseful and exhilarating read that plunges you headlong into a future world where space ships are living creatures, and humanity is just one of many space-faring civilizations.”The Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin - From The Broken Earth website: “In this Hugo-Award-winning series, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations for the resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.”Rey's Shares not ScaresCheck out the Darajah Music Initiative! Rey volunteers with them teaching clarinet to children in Tanzania. In addition to education, their mission includes conservation of the Mpingo, commonly referred to as African Blackwood or Grenadilla, which is the wood used to create clarinets and grows in Tanzania. 

A new episode is available at www.brokenearthspoilers.com!    “Nassun, on the rocks”   We return to the world of the Stillness with Nassun's story, starting at the same point in time as Essun's story in book 1. Aradia talks through new pieces of worldbuilding, character re/introductions, and gets back into the swing of going on geology tangents.   Island on Fire book: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22488007-island-on-fire  US COVID19 death toll as of September 2020: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/22/911934489/enormous-and-tragic-u-s-has-lost-more-than-200-000-people-to-covid-19  Bus station economies and busking - academic paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/000203971805300103  Diamonds vs Graphite: https://www.petragems.com/blog/difference-between-diamond-and-graphite/     Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS!    Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/bespoilers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bespoilers/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BESpoilers/

'Sup literary listeners, it's been a minute, glad you're here! We know the summer may be over, but never fear CPBC is back with our regularly scheduled programming. And today,  we're kicking off the third season with the last " season" of N.K Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy, The Stone Sky. That's right, three years and a plethora of books later we have reached the penultimate conclusion of our very first episode! so join Marci and Ako as we discuss how we've grown, how the podcast has changed, and what we think is next for Essun, Tonkee, Nassun, Schaffa and more. Intro: 00:32 - 22:53 Summary: 23:14 - 1:06:41 Discussion: 1:06:54 - 1:40:57   Also, we know its not the 21st, but can you blame us -- see below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk Also, Also! Check out the link below to listen to more accurate rendition of Ain't I a Woman by Sojourner Truth https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/     Wanna stay afloat on all our latest episodes? You can find the links to our Twitter (@TheColoredPages), Instagram (@TheseColoredPages), Website (thesecoloredpages.com), and Reading List here: https://linktr.ee/thecoloredpages (the linktree will be updated soon!). You can also reach us directly by emailing us at thesecoloredpages@gmail.com . Come say hi!! Also, Also! Check out the link below to listen to more accurate rendition of Ain't I a Woman by Sojourner Truth https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/

Description Joe is joined by returning guest Charly Kueks to discuss Essun, Damaya, and Syenite from the N.K. Jemisin’s novel The Fifth Season. This is the first book in a fantasy series trilogy, and Jemisin’s series is the only time … Continue reading →

E aí, chefia. Sejam todos, todes e todas bem-vindas ao Boteco dos Versados! Hoje temos a casa cheia e animada! A Lígia Colares recebe os maravilhosos Sidney Andrade, Fabris Martins, Mayara Barbosa e Rodrigo Hipólito para conversarem sobre o livro "A Quinta Estação" da N. K. Jemisin, publicado pela Editora Morro Branco e com tradução de Aline Storto Pereira. Sinopse da editora: Vencedor do Hugo Awards É ASSIM QUE O MUNDO TERMINA. PELA ÚLTIMA VEZ. Três coisas terríveis acontecem em um único dia: Essun volta para casa e descobre que seu marido assassinou brutalmente o próprio filho e sequestrou sua filha. Sanze, o poderoso império cujas inovações têm sido o fundamento da civilização por mais de mil anos, colapsa frente à destruição de sua maior cidade pelas mãos de um homem louco e vingativo. E, no coração do único continente, uma grande fenda vermelha foi aberta e expele cinzas capazes de escurecer o céu e apagar o sol por anos. Ou séculos. Mas esta é a Quietude, lugar há muito acostumado à catástrofe, onde os orogenes - aqueles que empunham o poder da terra como uma arma - são mais temidos do que a longa e fria noite. E onde não há compaixão. Avisos: Dia 30/06 teremos uma leitura de comentários dos episódios aqui do site, no canal da twitch casaldepodcast! Aproveitem para conhecer os outros projetos dos nossos participantes! A Lígia escreve artigos no site Geek & Feminist! E aquele recadinho de sempre, se gostou do episódio, então venha falar conosco! Portanto, assine o nosso FEED e siga as redes sociais do Leitor Cabuloso para ficar sabendo de mais notícias do mundo dos leitores. Apoie o Catarse do LC e ajude a gente a pagar as contas da nossa casa. Primordialmente, não se esqueça de seguir o Boteco nas redes sociais: @botecoversados Créditos: Pauta: Identidade visual: Jessica Souza Identidade sonora: Samuel Muca Limpeza e edição de áudio: Ace Barros Trilhas e mixagem: Samuel Muca

Alabaster meets Essun. Aradia celebrates reaching the end of book 1. Join the conversation on Discord!   Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers the second part of The Fifth Season, chapter 21, "you're getting the band back together." Special guest Lesley from Stuck on Arrakis comes back to help Aradia wrap up Essun's first "day" in Castrima. Check out Stuck on Arrakis at https://www.buzzsprout.com/209222 and follow Lesley on Twitter @stuckonarrakis Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers the first part of The Fifth Season, chapter 21, “you're getting the band back together” This episode was recorded live at SpoilerCon2020, the third annual Fox and Raven Media convention, held online this year. Aradia is joined by Lesley from the Stuck on Arrakis podcast, and they cover the part of the chapter in which all the various identities of Tonkee, Hoa, and Essun are revealed.  Check out Stuck on Arrakis at https://www.buzzsprout.com/209222 and follow Lesley on Twitter @stuckonarrakis Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers  

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 18, "you discover wonders down below" Essun, Tonkee, and Hoa are led downwards into Castrima, and get a history lesson along the way. Special guest Seth, from Wheel of Time Spoilers! This is the person who introduced me to these books, and to the idea of podcasting myself, in the first place. Aftershow includes Patreon thanks, an accountability update, an update on the Portland BLM protests, and shout-outs to a Black podcast that has been giving me lots to think about.   Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord.   Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com  Twitter: @BESpoilers  Instagram: BESpoilers   Facebook: @BESpoilers 

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 15, “you're among friends” Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee reach Castrima-Over. Aradia revisits having an audience during recording. Aftershow discussion: whiteness in geo-sciences Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 13, "you're on the trail." Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee travel through the early Season and get pointed towards Castrima. Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 10, "you walk beside the beast." Essun and Hoa meet Tonkee. Special guest Kelsey! https://www.gypsyscaravan.com/  Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj    Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 7, "You plus one is two" Hoa and Essun get to know each other a little better. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

Andi and Lise dig into multiple Hugo-winner N.K. Jemisin’s amazing and multi-layered The Fifth Season (2015), the first in The Broken Earth trilogy. Andi and Lise talk about Jemisin’s use of point-of-view for different characters, how their stories interweave with the world-building, and the world-building itself, which they found utterly engrossing and brilliantly presented. Synopsis, from the site Deadline: The Fifth Season is described as an epic drama set in a world where civilization-destroying earthquakes occur with deadly regularity. A small minority of inhabitants has the ability to quiet these earthquakes, but they also can cause them. The series follows three women, each of whom possesses these special, Earth-controlling abilities: Damaya, a young girl training to serve the Empire; Syenite, an ambitious young woman ordered to breed with her bitter and frighteningly powerful mentor; and Essun, a mother searching for the husband who murdered her young son and kidnapped her daughter mere hours after a Season tore a fiery rift across the land. Info about N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy NPR: “’Fifth Season‘ Embraces The Scale And Complexity Of Fantasy” Deadline: “N.K. Jemisin’s ‘The Fifth Season’ Book to be Developed as TV Series at TNT” Info about N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy GQ: “N.K. Jemisin Is Trying to Keep the World from Ending” This week Andi geeked out about the CW’s Nancy Drew, and the Eddie Flynn series of novels by Steve Cavanaugh. She had to do two because Lise has been too busy editing her new manuscript to geek out properly. https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/lgo_72_fifth_season.mp3

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 5, "you're not alone" Hoa introduces himself to Essun. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj    Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

Thank you very much to Denise for once again commissioning a voyeur-level episode so that I can yammer on for a half hour longer. because shit just got very very real. So it turns out that things are in many ways worse than I had suspected, although there's at least the mercy of painlessness. The stone people are kept around to make the propoganda about this other lost civilization seem true, but once they stop fulfilling that purpose they are essentially killed and the city is powered by their bodies. Lord have mercy, no wonder Hoa and Co. have destroyed the fucking place (at least, as far as i guess). Then we find out that Nassun is likely pregnant, and Essun realizes that Schaffa is gone forever and that keeping him alive would be a selfish cruelty. There's so much happening, I am DYING to know what happens. ONE SECTION LEFT!

Thank you very much to Denise for commissioning this episode! Whew boy, these are some really tough fucking chapters. First off there's the reveal that the way that the stone people were made is actually in reverse of what I had thought; the orogenes as we know them appear to have come BEFORE the stone people, which is totally confusing and yet, once explained, makes the most sense. Then there's the desert trip in which Essun really gets raked over the coals and a huge number of their people die. It's almost as bad as the trial that Nassun experiences, although in the end I think Nassun winds up by far the worse off of the two. Thank you very much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Três histórias conduzem o leitor por Quietude, um continente que já assistiu à devastação algumas vezes, vinda por meio de terremotos, erupções vulcânicas, tsunamis... O livro começa com Essun, que encontra o filho morto quando chega em casa e sabe que foi o marido quem o assassinou, antes de fugir com a filha deles. A saga desta mulher em busca do marido e da filha é um dos três pilares do livro e que nos introduz a uma sociedade dividida em castas funcionais e temente à natureza. São dois os grupos essenciais que se apresentam neste universo: os quietos, pessoas comuns, e os orogenes, cujo nome remete à orogenia, processo de formação das montanhas. São homens e mulheres que se conectam com o Pai Terra e têm o poder de controlar movimentos como o das placas tectônicas. Entre os quietos, as pessoas se compartimentam por saberes, força física, fertilidade e outras caraterísticas que podem fazer de cada um mais útil em uma ou outra função. Trançados com a história de Essun, estão os outros dois pilares do romance: o leitor conhece a trajetória de Damaya, uma criança que está em formação no Fulcro, espécie de quartel que treina e prepara os orogenes; e a história de Syenite, jovem orogene formada no Fulcro que, ao lado de um mentor mais bem treinado, recebe uma missão. Aos poucos, o leitor se familiariza com uma terra hostil e cinzenta, que abriga criaturas humanas e fantásticas essencialmente conectadas ao planeta. A Quinta Estação, de N.K. Jemisin, é o primeiro livro da trilogia A Terra Partida e é também o tema deste episodio do Põe na Estante, em que apresentadora Gabriela Mayer recebe os jornalistas Sandro Badaró, apresentador da BandNews FM, e Cláudia Fusco, mestre em literatura com ênfase em ficção científica e fantasia pela Universidade de Liverpool.Este é um podcast apresentado por B9 e produzido por Rádio Guarda-chuva.IG: @poenaestante E-mail: poenaestante@gmail.comArte: Arthur MayerTrilha: Getz me to Brazil, Doug Maxwell

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 3-  "you're on your way." Essun flexes long-dormant talents.  Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj 

Thank you so much to Denise for commissioning this episode! Y'all, I'm continuing the grand tradition of crying while live on camera, and I'm just gonna assume this will continue until the end of the series. Whew. These chapters, we see to the heart of what's going on with Essun, and she's really struggling with putting the welfare of the comm ahead of her own personal feelings for vengeance and, let's face it, fear. While I deeply understand where Ykka is coming from on that, I'm really having a hard time disagreeing with Nassun's approach to things. Her feelings on the matter especially make sense considering what happens to all her friends. Well, those kids who used to be her friends, I suppose. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thanks so very much to Denise for commissioning this episode! I can't believe I'm on the last book of the series. I'm dying to know how things end up, but I'm also going to be really heartbroken to say goodbye to these characters. This book begins almost exactly where the previous one left off. Essun is still passed out from her efforts, and Nassun is literally still standing over her father's body. Well, what's left of it. Essun has no idea until she wakes that she's destroyed the comm they were living in, and she's really morose at the news that everyone low-key hates her, and they only keep her around because they need Hoa. Nassun, Steel, and Schaffa slaughter the other two guardians, and she convinces Schaffa to take a little journey with her, along with the rest of her classmates.We also get a closer look at the origins of Hoa, and it's really fascinating. I'm absolutely dying to know more about this place and what they did to him, but I'm also not really looking forward to finding out what that looked like. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

This is the last episode of Obelisk Gate is here, thanks to Denise, who is wonderful and I thank her so much. The way this book ends is really something, lord almighty. We find out exactly what it was that Alabaster was talking about when he told Essun that she had to work on creating a "network". Initially, when she's tapping into the power of the other orogenes, she thinks that's what he must have meant: a network of the orogenes. But once she dips back into that power using an obelisk, she realizes that he meant something quite different, and much bigger. And somewhere else, Nassun can feel the power of what her mother is doing, and she's also learning about the moon getting pulled out of orbit. But she's coming to some very different conclusions on what should be done with it. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Jason for commissioning this episode. While Jason is no longer with us, he's still a part of UNspoiled! and there is another episode coming up this week with his name on it. These chapters are really intense, which is true of all of them to a degree, but this one is particularly drastic. Nassun turns a corner here and decides to kill a whole fulcrum full of orogenes because she feels they're somehow damaged. The worst part is that she feels they're damaged in the exact way that her mother is damaged, which makes her actions even more heartbreaking and brutal. Meanwhile, Essun is struggling with the lessons she's taking from Alabaster to hook the obelisks from the sky to get the moon back. It's not going awesomely, and she's frustrated, but she gets a little distracted when an evil stone-eater shows up and rips Hoa apart. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Many thanks to Denise for commissioning this episode! I'm so glad that this episode will be followed by a few others coming up, because this story (while always fascinating) is really starting to pick up steam. In these chapters, we've got a lot more information about everything that has been happening with Nassun. It's really something that I'm as invested in Nassun as I am, because I really didn't care about her at all just last book, even though she was the main motivation for Essun. I just didn't know enough about her, but now I'm really interested in what's going on with her, for....obvious reasons. As for Essun, she seems to be basically settling into the commune in a more permanent fashion, and she's being given the job of training all the other baby orogenes. Hoo boy. Thanks a ton for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

We continue our discussion of the last of the three main perspectives in the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. This perspective also gave us more insight into the realities of the world and what is happening since the “end of the world”. We also begin to understand a little bit more of what is going […]

School’s….in? Luke comes to office hours and gets himself learned. Also get hyped for our next big media project, Life Hacked (6:30). Luke and Dan debate if Essun is mother of the year, or monster of the year. Luke decides to rain on Dan’s pirate parade and freaks out about just like, some casual murder. Ya boys have some serious questions about the end of this book. and surprise — Luke needs me to Dansplain about truffles; don’t worry its relevant. We are also excited to take Alabaster’s Body Sculpt Beach Workout class. Special thanks to VOLO for the intro and outro music.The post The Fifth Season: Part Three first appeared on Don't call it a book club..

School's....in? Luke comes to office hours and gets himself learned. Also get hyped for our next big media project, Life Hacked (6:30). Luke and Dan debate if Essun is mother of the year, or monster of the year. Luke decides to rain on Dan's pirate parade and freaks out about just like, some casual murder. Ya boys have some serious questions about the end of this book. and surprise -- Luke needs me to Dansplain about truffles; don't worry its relevant. We are also excited to take Alabaster's Body Sculpt Beach Workout class. Special thanks to VOLO for the intro and outro music.

Many thanks to Jason for commissioning this episode, the penultimate episode of The Fifth Season, one of the most intensely emotional books I've read in a long time. This episode, we find out that Syenite and Essun are indeed the same person, which was a theory that I sort of let drop because I assumed that the author wouldn't play the same "trick" a second time. I use the word "trick" even though that really cheapens what she's done here because it's really the easiest way to say that I was too stupid to notice something. Also, there's a huge time jump so at this point she's got a child and a whole new life going on. And we know because of what happens later with Essun that this doesn't last, and I'm not excited about finding out about that. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you all again soon with the final episode!

Many thanks to Ashlyn for continuing to sponsor this book, and for emailing me with some very provocative questions. I wonder how many listeners had the same thoughts and theories that Ashlyn had about the interlude? Because she shared with me what she believes it's referencing and I think that might be exactly it. This section we get some time with Damaya, who is being a model student at the Fulcrum and because of this, becomes a target for other students who are not doing so well. We have an introduction that familiarizes us with the militaristic methods employed on these children, and the is quickly followed by someone trying to make poor Damaya's life hell by using those methods to punish her. When she finds out who it is, it's kind of heartbreaking. Then there's everything with Syenite, who has to deal with the rude bureaucrats in Allia, and then finally deals with the harbor and finds out that there's something very different than what anyone thought going on beneath the water. Lastly, we have a short time with Essun and Hoa and their new smelly friend, and a nice bit of trans representation that is barely commented on at all, which is a very refreshing change. I am rooting for this little band of weirdo misfits. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new chapter!

Many thanks to Ashlyn for commissioning the next episode of The Fifth Season, and for introducing me to this beautiful, heartbreaking book. Also I want to apologize again for having to reschedule, which is always a bummer. Hopefully it will not happen again. This episode, Ashlyn asks me to revisit the interlude and see if there's anything that I notice about it. She has something in mind that is a theory for coming books (Ashlyn hasn't read the others as of yet) and she's curious to see if I am of the same mind that she is. I'm not sure if I answered your question, Ashlyn, but let me know! We are with Essun again in this section, and she finally gets to see what's going on with Hoa and the fact that he has some really weird abilities. Also, it seems that they may have added another person to their little band, although I'm hoping that they can convince her to take a dunk in the creek. Also, Syenite and Alabaster finally reach their destination, and Alabaster can't resist being a bit of a hardass. It's really fun to watch, but it almost results in his death, so I guess you could say I'm ambivalent about that. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!