Date: Monday,
April 25, 2016, 7pm
Title: The Fifth Season
Author: N.K. Jemisin
Publisher: Orbit
Available from: Fine Booksellers, including Barnes& Noble
Meeting Location: Barnes & Noble #2352, 2nd
Floor, 11323 W. 95th Street, Overland
Park, KS 66214
Overview from
In the Stillness, the end of the world is so
frequent as to be routine: every few decades or centuries, intense seismic
activity triggers a volcanic winter.
The air grows cold; the sky clouds for years on
end; and noxious gases drift across the land in deadly fogs. The people of
every small community barricade themselves against hazards within and without,
hoping only to survive well enough to retain some semblance of civilization.
Only one thing is more feared: the orogene, those
born with the ability to manipulate seismic energy at great cost to themselves
and those nearby. Essun is an orogene hidden in a small town, living an
ordinary small-town life — until the day her husband realizes their children
are orogenes too.
He kills their son and kidnaps their daughter on
the same day that the world ends for what might be the last and most terrible
time. Essun follows, beginning an odyssey through falling ash and ancient
perils which will not end until her daughter is safe once more.
This is the first book in Jemisin's new BROKEN EARTH fantasy trilogy.
This is a special meeting! It's the spring planning meeting, when decisions are made about selections for the next several months. Bring a list of ideas for books to read!
IMAGE: Many thanks to Amazon, for the cover image.
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