Patron Book Club 121 – N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season” with our Patron Book Club

from Appendix N Book Club · host Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and special guests

Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season”, AD&D's obsession with gem names, the tonal resonances between this book and Octavia E. Butler’s “Fledgling”, the missing moon, savior narratives, sci-fi slang traditions, a melonated future, meta vs in-text author motivations, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, using Numenera for the Broken Earth setting, being surrounded by superheroes, systemic abuse in youth institutions, and much more!

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