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4.1/5 Barnes & Noble Series The Dreamblood Series Originally published 1 May 2012 Genre Fantasy Followed by The Shadowed Sun | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date May 1, 2012 Publisher Orbit Books | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Paperback & Hardcover) Nominations Nebula Award for Best Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Fantasy Similar The Shadowed Sun, The Hundred Thousan, The Dreamblood Duology, The Kingdom of Gods, The Broken Kingdoms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Killing Moon is a 2012 fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin and is the first novel in the Dreamblood series. The novel was released on May 1, 2012 by Orbit Books and centers on a series of murders and a potential magic war.
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Synopsis
The book follows Ehiru, a Gatherer who has sworn to help keep the peace in the city of Gujaareh. It is they who must gather together magic while people sleep, using the magic for altruistic purposes as well as to protect the city from the corrupt. However when dreamers begin dying, the murders seemingly done in the name of the city's dream-goddess, Ehiru must find out who is doing this and why before the city is destroyed in the process.
Reception
Reviews for the book were predominantly positive. Slant Magazine praised The Killing Moon, calling N.K. Jemisin a "rising talent with a career worth following." io9 praised the book's themes of "religion, gods and magic." Kirkus Reviews wrote that the book was "fulfilling" but remarked that at points the book was "claustrophobic" and that it lacked maps.
The book was nominated for a Nebula Award and a World Fantasy Award in 2013.