The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season (2015) is a queer fantasy and queer science fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in Castrima and Dibars. Characters include Damaya, Essun and Syenite. Key subjects include mothers and daughters, Dystopian, Hugo Award Winner and end of the world.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 22 ratings, and 225 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions across 8 languages.
It runs to roughly 512 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Fifth Season
**A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.** IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. IT STARTS WITH DEATH, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. IT STARTS WITH BETRAYAL and long-dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy. This description comes from the publisher.
Awards & lists
- ✦Otherwise Award 2015 — Overall (nominee)
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2016 — Best Novel (winner)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2016 — Best Novel (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2016 — Best Novel (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2016 — Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote The Fifth Season?
The Fifth Season was written by N. K. Jemisin and first published in 2015.
What genre is The Fifth Season?
It is usually shelved as Queer Fantasy, Queer Science Fiction and Epic Fantasy.
How long is The Fifth Season?
The median edition has 512 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
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