The Obelisk Gate

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none
gptkbp:author gptkb:N.K._Jemisin
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Locus_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Novel
Hugo Award for Best Novel
gptkbp:character gptkb:Corundum
Alabaster
Jija
Nassun
Syenite
gptkbp:conflict family dynamics
personal struggle
societal oppression
gptkbp:covers John Jude Palencar
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed
gptkbp:follows The Fifth Season
gptkbp:genre fantasy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Obelisk Gate
gptkbp:impact influenced authors
inspired discussions on race
explored themes of oppression
gptkbp:influences science fiction
fantasy literature
African_mythology
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0316334140
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter Essun
gptkbp:motif transformation
legacy
rebellion
loss
power dynamics
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:pageCount 448
gptkbp:plot the Obelisk
the Stillness
the orogeny
the_Fulcrum
gptkbp:precededBy The Stone Sky
gptkbp:publishedIn 2016
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Orbit_Books
gptkbp:series The Broken Earth
gptkbp:setting future
Stillness
gptkbp:style immersive
complex
lyrical
descriptive
gptkbp:symbolism the sun
the earth
the moon
the Obelisk
gptkbp:theme identity
survival
oppression
gptkbp:userDemographics adult