Remember this: the end of one story is merely the beginning of another. After all, it has happened before. People die. The old order changes. New societies are born. When we say "the world ended" it is usually a lie, because the planet is just fine.

But this is how the world ends. The world ends like this. The world ends like this. For the last time.

The dystopian novel that won the Hugo Award for Best Book of 2016 is a story about diversity in a world where the movement of the earth breeds hatred and death. It takes place on a planet with a single Super-Continent where every few centuries, its inhabitants endure the catastrophic climate change they call the "fifth season".