description Obsidio Overview
Obsidio is a 2018 young adult science-fiction novel by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and the concluding volume of The Illuminae Files trilogy. It continues the conflict involving Kerenza IV, the surviving refugees, and the corporations and military forces pursuing them, bringing together characters introduced in Illuminae and Gemina. Like the earlier books, it presents the story through reconstructed documents such as messages, transcripts, reports, diagrams, and descriptions of recorded footage.
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What is Obsidio about?
Obsidio is the 2018 concluding volume of Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff's Illuminae Files trilogy. It returns to the Kerenza IV conflict and follows survivors facing corporate and military forces.
Do I need to read Illuminae and Gemina first?
Yes. Obsidio continues plotlines and character relationships established in Illuminae and Gemina. Reading the books in order also makes the documents, messages, transcripts, and shifting viewpoints easier to follow.
What is unusual about the format of Obsidio?
Like the earlier books, it tells the story through fictional documents such as chat logs, reports, interviews, and transcripts. The mixed-media structure is part of the series' science-fiction identity.
Who are the main characters in Obsidio?
The story includes Kady Grant, Ezra Mason, Hanna Donnelly, Nik Malikov, Asha Grant, Rhys Lindstrom, and other survivors connected to Kerenza IV. Their separate paths converge around the fight for survival and control of the colony.
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