An alien mystery you won't forget
This author only gets better with every single book she writes. I don't know how she could keep the mystery of the story so engaging, even as she reveals truths and peels away the layers. At the end we feel that there is much more to learn. It is utterly fascinating that she could deftly and intricately create characters that probably would be two-dimensional and laughable at the hands of another writer. The stone eaters are such a fascinating concept that I both want to see this series be turned into a movie, and yet I'm disgusted at the thought because how could anyone do what Jemisin has done here with her words. The concept of death weaves its way throughout all of this novel and her previous novels, and it is shocking how she accepts the violent deaths of others in a way that most stories I've read shies away from. That bravery is part of what keeps me reading, because really nothing is taboo in these stories. We find that underneath all the death is actually a story about life, and its endurance, and perhaps the true meaning of what we are and how our souls abide in this universe.