The Obelisk Gate

by N.K. Jemisin I'm trying to spread out the series I read so it is a testament to how good The Fifth Season is that I jumped into this immediately. The dedication is "For those who have no choice but to prepare their children for the battlefield" and you feel that all the way through the book. The relationship between Essun and Nassun is so well developed on both sides. Clear-eyed in the pain…