A New York Times Notable Book of 2015 Shortlisted for the Hugo, Nebula, Kitschies, Audie and Locus Awards The inaugural Wired.com book club pick ** THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS . . . FOR THE LAST TIME. **IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. IT STARTS WITH DEATH, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. IT STARTS WITH BETRAYAL, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy. 'Astounding' NPR 'Amazing' Ann Leckie 'Breaks uncharted ground' Library Journal 'Powerful' io9 'Elegiac, complex, and intriguing' Publishers Weekly 'Brilliant ' Washington Post