Cover of The Obelisk Gate

Book · 2016 · Mothers and daughters

The Obelisk Gate

by N. K. Jemisin · Recommended by 3 people on 1 podcast

Why people recommend it

The Obelisk Gate is a critically acclaimed fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin that serves as the second installment in her celebrated trilogy. On The Book Review podcast, Greg Coles mentioned the novel when discussing the author's upcoming book releases, drawing attention to her rising prominence in the genre. Later in the same podcast feed, Pamela Paul discussed the book while noting that the author had won a prestigious Hugo award for the work, marking a consecutive victory in the category. Alexander Alter also joined the conversation on The Book Review to discuss the title, specifically highlighting it as the sequel in N. K. Jemisin's acclaimed fantasy trilogy. The speakers emphasized the significance of the novel within contemporary speculative fiction and praised the author's remarkable achievement in securing major literary accolades for successive volumes in the series. Through these mentions on The Book Review, the contributors underscored the compelling nature of the narrative and the widespread critical acclaim that followed the release of the second book in the sequence.

Who recommended it

Pamela Paul — 1 mention
Discussed
“uh had one for shorter fiction and then for the obelis gate you just won for the second time”
Alexander Alter — 1 mention
Discussed
“and then this year she won for the sequel the Obelisk gate”
Greg Coles — 1 mention
Recommended
“uh her new book which will come out in August is called the Obelisk gate”

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