The Stone Sky

Executive Summary: A satisfying conclusion to a great series. I'll definitely be eager to read whatever Ms. Jemisin puts out next.Audiobook: Once again Robin Miles does a good job. She speaks clearly, with good inflections and adds a few voices in as well. Full Review[b:The Fifth Season 19161852 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) N.K. Jemisin https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386803701s/19161852.jpg 26115977] is one of the best books I've read in the last several years. Normally I'm not one who spends much time on writing technique, I just like a great story. However that book had both in a combination that worked incredibly well for me.It's only inevitable that the two following books could never live up to that book. But they both came pretty close. I thought both [b:The Obelisk Gate 26228034 The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) N.K. Jemisin https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441406262s/26228034.jpg 46213537] and this book were quite good, but just not quite as good as [b:The Fifth Season 19161852 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) N.K. Jemisin https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386803701s/19161852.jpg 26115977] was. That's alright though.This book does a good job in wrapping up Essun and Nassun's stories, while giving a lot of great world building/back story and answering pretty much every question I had coming into it. I did feel the ending moved at a bit of a faster pace than the first part did. I'm reluctant to say it was rushed, but I would have liked a bit more time on the final arc and a bit less time spent on the first.This is one of those stories deep with meaning that I found quite apparent without being so blatant as to hit you over the head. It's something I've found myself thinking about even when I'm not reading it. That's hard to do.Most of the books I read are purely for entertainment value. I don't worry too much about social commentary or deep thoughts. Ms. Jemisin manages to do both quite well at the same time. She's quickly made a fan out of me, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading her next book.