In a world where the earth itself is the enemy, a mother hunts for her stolen daughter, a child learns to wield dangerous power, and a woman uncovers secrets that could shatter an empire. N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season launches readers into a land on the brink of apocalypse, where survival depends on those society fears most. Gripping, imaginative, and unflinchingly human, this award-winning novel will change the way you see fantasy and the world around you.