The season of endings grows darker in this second installment of N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy. As the world continues its cataclysmic descent, Essun relentlessly searches for her lost daughter, Nassun. Unbeknownst to her, Nassun is discovering her own formidable powers under a dangerous new mentor. Mother and daughter, separated by a dying continent and conflicting paths, are on a collision course. Their choices will determine the fate of the Stillness, potentially saving it or shattering it forever in their struggle for survival and control.