Stone Hunger

Stone Hunger is a short story written by N.K. Jemisin. It is set in the world of the Broken Earth Trilogy, sometime during Essun's chapters in The Fifth Season. It was first released in Clarkesworld Issue 94 in July 2014, making it the first published work in the Broken Earth series.

It can be read for free on the Clarkesworld website here and an audio version is also avaliable to stream or download.