The Obelisk Gate
by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit, 2016)
audiobook read by Robin Miles (Hachette Audio, 2016)
More accessible than The Fifth Season yet still laudably free from exposition. The big picture does become clearer, but only as a corollary to Essun and Nassun’s smaller, more personal stories. Jemisin has a real knack for pulling readers into her world.
