This world would be a rough place even without the impending apocalypse...
The inhabitants of Tišina are accustomed to natural disasters and even have a name for many of the biggest ones - the fifth season. As if life wasn't hard enough even in times of temporary peace, especially for orogens, individuals endowed with mysterious powers that some fear to death and others enslave and use for their own ends. The art of orogeny - the innate ability to calm or appropriately direct the manifestations of the fractious Father Earth, from earthquakes and tsunamis to volcanic eruptions - is also possessed by three women whose fates intertwine in unexpected ways in the story.
Essun sets out to find his kidnapped daughter and avenge the death of his young son, Damaja is taken away from her family and forced to study in the orogenic bastion called Opora, Syenit, on the other hand, leaves Opora and, accompanied by a true master of orogeny, sets out to accomplish a difficult task. But another apocalypse is on the horizon - and this time it could bring the real end of the world...
The most successful fantasy series in history - winner of the HUGO Award three times in a row! The first part of a trilogy from one of the biggest stars of the genre today.
