Ooh, check out N.K. Jemisin's "The Broken Earth" trilogy.
The story opens with a cataclysmic event followed by shifts in how it's narrated that sometimes results in brutal circumstances being treated with a jarring casualness. And while there is a lot of worldbuilding at the beginning of the first book, I thought it made sense pretty quickly and I suddenly found myself in a world of survival and power struggles. Add in a magical ability to manipulate the earth and it's an incredible fantasy series.
It is dark and grim and unpredictable. It mixes unspeakable cruelty with moments of brilliant kindness. The characters are complex and so beautiful connected.
...I think I need to go read this series again. I had almost forgotten how much I love it!
Ooh, check out N.K. Jemisin's "The Broken Earth" trilogy.
The story opens with a cataclysmic event followed by shifts in how it's narrated that sometimes results in brutal circumstances being treated with a jarring casualness. And while there is a lot of worldbuilding at the beginning of the first book, I thought it made sense pretty quickly and I suddenly found myself in a world of survival and power struggles. Add in a magical ability to manipulate the earth and it's an incredible fantasy series.
It is dark and grim and unpredictable. It mixes unspeakable cruelty with moments of brilliant kindness. The characters are complex and so beautiful connected.
...I think I need to go read this series again. I had almost forgotten how much I love it!