I've just finished reading the third book in N.K. Jemisin's amazing Broken Earth trilogy ('The Fifth Season', 'The Obelisk Gate' & 'The Stone Sky'), and what more praise  can  I heap on the books  that  hasn't already been said . How thrilling and compelling it was to delve into a fantasy world so unlike the usual shtick, experienced through the eyes of complex characters of the sort rarely given much of a voice in fantasy tales. I loved the 'orogenic' powers to move the earth itself, the upending of the racial paradigm we know, the very human insights into slavery, subjugation and exploitation, the complement of complex queer characters central to the plot (especially the gay male character so driven by the love for his children and the heartbreak of losing them), the inspiring emotional strength of the women at the centre of the story and the dark, vivid and detailed world Jemisin created for it all. The books are undoubtedly all the ...