092 The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

Fantasy Genre and World-Building

Julia and Victoria discuss when they figured out the twist in The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (at very different points in the book) and all the ways Jemisin expertly builds the world of the Stillness (through language, mythology, science, and culture). Also, Julia listened to this while she had a migraine, and now she’s obsessed with the audiobook reader.

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Mentioned:

• Avatar: The Last Airbender

• Wired Interview with N. K. Jemisin

• Beloved by Toni Morrison

Recommendations:

• The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

• The Maze Runner by James Dashner