Part of The Broken Earth, book 1
First published 2015
Earthquakes, ash clouds, and murder rip through the Stillness, a land where the elemental forces of nature are weapons. A grieving mother searches for her missing daughter as betrayals from the past resurface. In this harsh, unforgiving world, there is no mercy - only the relentless struggle to survive.
Genres: fiction, science-fiction, literary-fiction, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-protagonist, found-family
Setting: Allia, Arcara, Castrima, Dibars, Fulcrum, Meov, Palela, Tirimo, Yumenes
512 pages · Paperback · Orbit
Content warnings: death, violence