The Fifth Season
American novelist, born 1972.
The Fifth Season is a 2015 novel by N. K. Jemisin.
In fantasy
On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- N. K. Jemisin
- First published
- 2015
- Length
- 512 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Feminist, Political
- Series
- Book 1 of The Broken Earth
Is The Fifth Season worth reading?
2 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times) and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 78 | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 44 | See the list |
Best edition of The Fifth Season
The edition we link to is the Orbit paperback (2016), 512 pages.
- Publisher
- Orbit (paperback, 2016)
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN
- 9780356508191
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Fifth Season
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 40% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Fifth Season
If you liked The Fifth Season, try The Road, Never Let Me Go or The Handmaid's Tale.
