
The Blade Itself
Start of First Law seriesby Joe Abercrombie
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This fantasy shares a darkly cynical tone that will resonate with The Broken Earth Trilogy fans.
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In a world plagued by catastrophic geological upheavals called "Seasons," people with the power to control seismic forces are both feared and enslaved by society. When a mother named Essun discovers her husband has murdered their son and fled with their daughter after learning of the family's dangerous abilities, she embarks on a desperate quest to find her remaining child. Set against the backdrop of an apocalyptic event that threatens to end civilization forever, this epic trilogy explores themes of oppression, survival, and the complex bonds between mothers and daughters.
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| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blade Itself📚 Series starter | Joe Abercrombie | 4.5 | 2009 | 624 | Start a new series |
| The Poppy War📚 Series starter | R.F. Kuang | 0 | 2018 | — | Start a new series |
| A Game of Thrones📚 Series starter | George R.R. Martin | 0 | 2005 | — | Start a new series |
| The Fifth Season | N.K. Jemisin | 0 | 2015 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Black Company | Glen Cook | 0 | 1984 | — | Similar vibes |
| American Gods | Neil Gaiman | 0 | 2010 | — | Similar vibes |
| Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | Susanna Clarke | 0 | 2009 | — | Similar vibes |
| Dungeon Crawler Carl📚 Series starter | Matt Dinniman | 4.5 | 2020 | 446 | Start a new series |
| Beware of Chicken | Casualfarmer | 4.8 | 2022 | 367 | Similar vibes |
| He Who Fights with Monsters📚 Series starter | Travis Deverell | 4.7 | 2021 | 680 | Start a new series |
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The most similar books to The Broken Earth Trilogy are The Blade Itself, The Poppy War, A Game of Thrones.
After finishing The Broken Earth Trilogy, readers most commonly pick up The Blade Itself next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by N. K. Jemisin, such as The Stone Sky.
Authors similar to N. K. Jemisin include Jessica Townsend, Lisa McMann, Jasper Fforde, Erin Hunter, Andrew Peterson.
The Broken Earth Trilogy is a Fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin, published in 2019.
The Broken Earth Trilogy varies in length depending on edition.
N. K. Jemisin's outstanding BROKEN EARTH trilogy has broken records and boundaries, making her the only novelist to have won three Hugo awards in three consecutive years. This beautifully presented box set collects all three books for the the first time. Set in a world of volcanoes and earthquakes, where the power of the earth can be wielded and won, these remarkable novels of warring factions, twisted morals, an Earth shattered and a family torn apart, weave into a narrative both 'intricate and extraordinary' (New York Times). This box set is the perfect gift for fans of game-changing fantasy fiction. Book 1: THE FIFTH SEASON This is the way the world ends . . . for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's only continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal and long festering wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth can be used as a weapon . . . and where there is no mercy. Book 2: THE OBELISK GATE The Season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun has found shelter but not her missing daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request only Essun can grant. Book 3: THE STONE SKY The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter, Nassun, and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up in safety. For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes the corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed. The fate of the world is balanced between a mother and her daughter.