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In the final book, Essun travels to the other side of the world to catch the moon, hoping to end the apocalyptic seasons and create a safe future for her daughter. Meanwhile, a deeply traumatized Nassun plans to use the magical obelisks to crash the moon into the earth, believing that completely destroying the cruel world is the only way to end everyone's suffering. When mother and daughter finally meet, Essun sacrifices herself to save Nassun, inspiring her daughter to change her mind, save the planet, and finally fix the broken earth.

The Obelisk Gate follows Essun as she shelters in an underground community and learns how to use a giant network of magical obelisks to catch the moon and end the seasons forever. Meanwhile, her daughter Nassun arrives at a new village where she forms a close bond with a protective mentor and learns to become an incredibly powerful magic user. As a rival army attacks Essun's new home, she is forced to unleash the devastating power of the obelisks to protect her people.

The Fifth Season is set in Stillness, a dystopian megacontinent ravaged by catastrophic climate change, where certain people known as Orogenes can manipulate tectonic energy but are deeply feared and oppressed. The narrative follows three Orogen women — Damaya, Syenite, and Essun — at different stages of their lives and ultimately reveals [SPOILER] ...that their stories are intertwined chapters in the tragic existence of one and the same woman. When a massive apocalyptic rift threatens to destroy civilization once and for all, Essun embarks on a desperate journey across the crumbling continent to rescue her kidnapped daughter.