The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

Due to Meetup's rising costs, I'm moving our website host from Meetup to Bookclubs.com. The events will remain active on Meetup through the beginning of September to allow everyone plenty of time to transition.

Going forward, you can find our book club at https://bookclubs.com/portland-intersectional-sci-fi-and-fantasy-book-cl/join/ You will need to create an account, but signing up for and attending book clubs is free. An app is available for Apple and Android.

~450 pages

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 sole 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 dormant wounds rising up to fester.

This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.