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The Girl and the Stars
- Book of the Ice, Book 1
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
From the critically acclaimed author of Prince of Thorns and Red Sister comes a chilling new epic fantasy series.
Only when it's darkest can you see the stars.
East of the Black Rock, out on the ice, lies a hole down which broken children are thrown.
On the vastness of the ice there is no room for individuals. No one survives alone.
To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal. And Yaz is different.
Torn from her family, from the boy she thought she would spend her life with, Yaz has to carve a new path for herself in a world whose existence she never suspected. A world full of danger.
Beneath the ice, Yaz will learn that Abeth is older and stranger than she had ever imagined.
She will learn that her weaknesses are another kind of strength. And she will learn to challenge the cruel arithmetic of survival that has always governed her people.
Critic reviews
"An excellent writer." (Number one New York Times best-selling author George R.R. Martin)
"Dark, passionate, tense, with a female hero anyone could relate to - I was utterly fascinated! This is no pretty, flowery tale, but one of vastly different people struggling to survive when a hostile government comes to power." (Number one New York Times best-selling author Tamora Pierce)
"If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous." (Number one New York Times best-selling author Robin Hobb)
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-05-20
Slow and repetitive
The story stars well with an interesting culture based on the Ice. The world is from another series and so is the magic system, considering this it was disappointing to hear the same story line within the book over and over again. Searching for someone - find them - fight - repeat. The story doesn’t move on at all and most felt like filler. Very disappointed.
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- Cfc Caumartin
- 19-05-20
less than satisfying
I have an eerie sense of déjà vu.....I was not keen on Red Sister the first of the book of the ancestors trilogy by the same author. I find the universe created compelling and the story is ok , but goodness me the main character is incredibly silly and annoying. As in Red sister, the main character is gifted with super powers, but she is a very angry teen who constantly acts rashly and without much thought. repeatedly I keep thinking « what a stupid girl ». Quite frankly the lack of emotional depth and complexity in the characters pushes this novel into young adult literature territory. However, the universe is as compelling as ever and in Book of ancestors, the main character did some serious growing up and the annoying traits of the first volume gradually disappeared. Hopefully, this will follow a similar pattern because at this rate I cannot see myself following this though the end.
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- Loubytee
- 20-06-20
A frozen rabbit hole of Grimdark goodness
Mark Lawrence has fast become my favourite author. Yes, TGATS is grim and dark but never overwhelmingly so. It’s intriguing and whimsical, peppered with little gems of hidden stories within stories that effortlessly pull you along. Before you know it, you’re sinking deeper and deeper into this glorious twinkling whirlpool of fantasy, science, horror, beauty, quality one-liners and plain stunned silence. It’s just absolutely beautifully written. Feeling a bit bereft now I’ve finished it. Eagerly waiting for the sequel! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Calvin
- 15-04-21
Brilliantly Written!!
Truely a wonderfully unique Story. Also read Beautifully. Would highly recommend to all fantasy lovers!
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- Stian N.
- 30-04-23
lacking character building and embellishment
I like the concept of the story, but unfortunately it feels lacking to me. It jumps from one crisis to the next and even though the storyteller says 3 weeks has past, you feel like it happened mere moments ago. There is a tiny bit of character development but only for the main character, and extreme exhaustion is suddenly turned into feats of strength and endurance that would be close to impossible even for the most well trained athletes, let alone an untrained girl unable to access her powers.
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- Dee
- 25-11-23
Not compelling
I was disappointed in this book as I like Mark Lawrence but this dragged on, was repetitive and confusing. I won’t finish this series, it’s not compelling enough.
First time I’ve listened to an audio book narrated by Helen Duff and in thought she did as good job of the different voices as they were recognisable as different individuals.
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- Rosaline Mcnestry
- 29-03-21
A little grim, but still highly enjoyable!
Ignore the negative reviews, if you like Mark Lawrence's work in general, you'll like this one. It's not as light hearted as some of the others, and definitely reads as the first of a trilogy, but is still an excellent story well told. The injustice of it all just makes you root for the characters even more.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-01-23
An interesting story let down.
The ideas and story concept of this are great. Very different, almost unique. But the use of language, POV, and characterisation are very average and let down what could have been a gripping yarn.
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- Lucie
- 06-06-23
I got suck into the story and lived there with them until the end:)
Was bored and wanted to listen to smtg-not expecting to experience living underground and feeling all that adventure:) Thank you
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- purple paladin
- 10-05-20
Disappointing
Having really loved the Red Sister series I was looking forward to this. However although some of the same elements and really great imagery, it drags in places, is somewhat repetitive and is incredibly bleak. The relationships between the characters were a bit hollow and although I could understand the intent they just seemed a bit weak. Despite the cliffhanger ending, I won't be reading the next one.
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