The Girl and the Mountain
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- Author：Mark Lawrence
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Summary
Second novel in the chilling and epic new fantasy series from the bestselling and critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER。
'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence。 And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense， the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB
On Abeth there is only the ice。 And the Black Rock。
For generations the priests of the Black Rock have reached out from their mountain to steer the ice tribes’ fate。 With their Hidden God， their magic and their iron， the priests’ rule has never been challenged。
But nobody has ever escaped the Pit of the Missing before。
Yaz has lost her friends and found her enemies。 She has a mountain to climb and even if she can break the Hidden God’s power her dream of a green world lies impossibly far to the south across a vast emptiness of ice。 Before the journey can even start she has to find out what happened to the ones she loves and save those that can be saved。
Abeth holds its secrets close， but the stars shine brighter for Yaz and she means to unlock the truth。
To touch the sky， be prepared to climb
'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence。 And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense， the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB
On Abeth there is only the ice。 And the Black Rock。
For generations the priests of the Black Rock have reached out from their mountain to steer the ice tribes’ fate。 With their Hidden God， their magic and their iron， the priests’ rule has never been challenged。
But nobody has ever escaped the Pit of the Missing before。
Yaz has lost her friends and found her enemies。 She has a mountain to climb and even if she can break the Hidden God’s power her dream of a green world lies impossibly far to the south across a vast emptiness of ice。 Before the journey can even start she has to find out what happened to the ones she loves and save those that can be saved。
Abeth holds its secrets close， but the stars shine brighter for Yaz and she means to unlock the truth。
To touch the sky， be prepared to climb
Reviews
Shelley
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*Source* Publisher*Genre* Fantasy*Rating* 4。0*Thoughts*This story intersects with the authors Book of Ancestors series。 The book ends with Yaz and survivors ending up at Convent of Sweet Mercy where the story ends on a cliffhanger。 Alas， both series are set in the same world but not sure how much time has gone by since Nona Grey was a student。
Bender
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Check out full review at https://fanfiaddict。com/2021/03/29/re。。。First of all， that ending … wow！ Those last few pages just kindled a fire in me that’s clamoring for the next book already！ I’m have to absolutely constrain myself to not spoiler this review…it’s damn hard！Prose/Plot/Pace: +8/10For those who’ve read Mark’s books before， the mastery over story telling would not come as a surprise。 It continues in here。This is actually a book of three parts。The first part is the book picking off from Check out full review at https://fanfiaddict。com/2021/03/29/re。。。First of all， that ending … wow！ Those last few pages just kindled a fire in me that’s clamoring for the next book already！ I’m have to absolutely constrain myself to not spoiler this review…it’s damn hard！Prose/Plot/Pace: +8/10For those who’ve read Mark’s books before， the mastery over story telling would not come as a surprise。 It continues in here。This is actually a book of three parts。The first part is the book picking off from the cliffhanger ending of Girl and the Stars and the initial segments move at a breakneck pace。 We continue to follow Yaz in her endeavors to discover the fate of the rest of her group。 Then we get past the dark workings of Black Rock and plot then expands organically as we get the see the other players come into the picture and making their moves。Then as we shift into part two， the setting shifts and we get to journey along with the MCs through a bunch of perils and hazard wondering when Mark will pull the trigger to wrench our hearts。 And there are lots of perils and hazards。 Braving the harsh reaches of Ice of Abeth。 followed by mechanical horrors and monsters of the iceland， this is a gripping race for survival and answers。 The journey is harrowing and told realistically that you actually feel get the chills like being on the frozen tundra with them！Finally we get to the third part and Marks’s ability to mix mythology， fantasy and science comes to the fore brilliantly。 We get to see and learn more of the mysterious City Minds and the history of Abeth unravels bit by bit。 Then BOOM [spoilery stuff happens] and we get to the climax which not only ties this series， but also the whole Abeth storyline together。 Honestly the ending is just delicious to leave you fulfilled yet wanting for more。If you had a gun to my head and I had to nitpick， it’d be that the book has slight pacing issues in the middle。 The writing is crisp and we have a thrill of a ride， but it just felt a tad too long。Characters: +7/10The book is predominantly told from Yaz’s perspective mixed with PoVs from Thurin and Quell。 We see Yaz taking on the mantle of a leader and other lining up to follow her。 Her struggles with use of her power lacking proper training are done well。 As is the moral questions she gets to face being a leader and caring for her team。 In hindsight， I’d have preferred a more from the point of view of the antagonists which would have rounded the perspective more。 。。。more
Steven
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Review to come upon release。 There is some drag in the middle （sled-in-the-ice-for-miles pun semi-intended）， but then worlds collide。4。5 stars （rounded up）。 2021 and we still can't do half stars， but hey， let's change the book pages to something no one asked for。 LOL Review to come upon release。 There is some drag in the middle （sled-in-the-ice-for-miles pun semi-intended）， but then worlds collide。4。5 stars （rounded up）。 2021 and we still can't do half stars， but hey， let's change the book pages to something no one asked for。 LOL 。。。more
Mitriel
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The Girl And The Mountain brings much excitement， danger and adventure， revealing more about the sinister politics of the Black Rock and how its plot ties into the story of The Book of the Ancestor。 And while reading the first trilogy isn’t necessary for this book to be enjoyable， I would say it definitely makes it more satisfying and moving。 I said this before， but I say it again， discovering how the two trilogies connect in this instalment is a wonderful reading experience， a testament to Mark The Girl And The Mountain brings much excitement， danger and adventure， revealing more about the sinister politics of the Black Rock and how its plot ties into the story of The Book of the Ancestor。 And while reading the first trilogy isn’t necessary for this book to be enjoyable， I would say it definitely makes it more satisfying and moving。 I said this before， but I say it again， discovering how the two trilogies connect in this instalment is a wonderful reading experience， a testament to Mark’s fantastic writing skills， and I would advise everyone against spoiling it for other readers。 Let them find it out for themselves。I hope you will all love The Girl And The Mountain as much as I have。 。。。more
Adam
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I originally gave this five stars after the immediate post-book glow， but after sitting on it for a while， I'm bumping it down to four。 The reading experience alone is fun and exciting and certainly a page turner， but I don't think it works quite as well as a book on its own。 There is a big shift in the story at exactly the halfway point， and it really divides the whole trilogy in half -- it makes me think that this entire trilogy would work better as a duology。 While there are great cliffhanger I originally gave this five stars after the immediate post-book glow， but after sitting on it for a while， I'm bumping it down to four。 The reading experience alone is fun and exciting and certainly a page turner， but I don't think it works quite as well as a book on its own。 There is a big shift in the story at exactly the halfway point， and it really divides the whole trilogy in half -- it makes me think that this entire trilogy would work better as a duology。 While there are great cliffhangers at the ends of books one and two， it still feels like a more natural ending would be if The Girl and the Ice were extended an extra 50%， and the The Girl and the Mountain should pick up there and run through the end of book three。 While there was some good character development， exciting scenes and mysteries solved， the book didn't feel like it started and ended in the right spots and gave off a feeling of being carved out instead of existing on its own merits。That being said， let's move onto the good stuff， and there's a lot of it！ I jotted down some themed that popped up along the way:- Choices matter， and Yaz learns the hard way- Heavy lies the crown- Pages and pages of putting you right there in the ice made me physically cold at times。 Nicely done。- Dogs are good， except when they are murder machines。- Counterpoint: there are never enough murder machines。- I finally learned how to pronounce Seus （it’s not SAY-us） at that's oddly pertinent。- Smaller cast， bigger hearts， even bigger hurts。 One thing Lawrence has improved on with each series is knowing how to rip your heart out。- Trying to label this story （icepunk tech fantasy？） is like installing a Taproot flash drive: hard to pin down。 Hey-o- There’s a moment of beauty when a something clicks into place and it both opens and closes some wonderful doors。 In my experience it’s a rare achievement， and it’s poignant， and just go read it already。- Erris is Janet from The Good Place （not a robot）。- Fans of Mark’s previous books will especially love this one。- Except for the stupid cliffhanger that’s so stupid and definitely not an incredibly frustrating tease to end a book AGAIN nope not at all。Lawrence has been low-key building a universe where all of his books intertwine， from his 1980's set Impossible Times trilogy to the post-apocalyptic Broken Empire and Red Queen's War trilogies and now the two Abeth-set series。 He claims to be winging it all with no set over-arching plan in mind。 I call shenannigans。 With each new series he pulls the net tighter， building upon each of his previous books， injecting them with more meaning and purpose。 I'm confident that The Book of the Ice will fall into this category with whatever he has planned next。 But in the meantime， if you like what Lawrence has produced so far - a mix of magic， science， brutal battles with nature， and eon-spanning mysteries -- then The Girl and the Mountain is just what the good Doctor Taproot ordered。 。。。more
Lauren
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Electronic ARC provided by Edelweiss。 "The Girl and the Mountain" is a worthy second book in this trilogy， and provides a number of answers about the history of Abeth， the Missing， and the Four Tribes （as well as of course following the story of Yaz and her friends）。 My favorite part of this book were the parts that joined together disparate pieces of the mythology Lawrence has slowly been seeding。 It was very cool to see things come together and start to form a complete larger picture。 My least Electronic ARC provided by Edelweiss。 "The Girl and the Mountain" is a worthy second book in this trilogy， and provides a number of answers about the history of Abeth， the Missing， and the Four Tribes （as well as of course following the story of Yaz and her friends）。 My favorite part of this book were the parts that joined together disparate pieces of the mythology Lawrence has slowly been seeding。 It was very cool to see things come together and start to form a complete larger picture。 My least favorite part of this book is the pacing， which is sometimes awkward。 The whole first half of the book follows a particular sequence of events， and then， almost quickly enough to give me reader's whiplash， various things are resolved， the setting changes， and the whole story shifts gears。 About halfway through this book it occurred to me that Mark Lawrence's plotting style feels a lot like watching an old sci-fi serial from the 50s。 There are a lot of desperate and almost unimaginable cliffhangers， and a strong feeling of "how are our intrepid heroes going to make it out of this one？" This isn't a criticism， as most of the time it works very well。 If you like stories where the heroes are constantly getting into trouble and constantly getting out of it， then it's a decent narrative device。 It also creates a decent ebb and flow to the story， interspersing tense action with quieter moments。 Yaz and her friends continue to be a fun group to read about， although some of them are relegated to background dressing in this story。 The ones we spend the most time with are Yaz， Erris， and Thurin。 The book ends on another cliffhanger， but don't let that deter you from reading since the rest of the book contains a pretty complete story and the cliffhanger feels more like a teaser for book three then anything else。 Overall this trilogy is doing a wonderful job of building on the world presented in Red Sister while also creating something entirely new。 I've enjoyed it so far and I'm looking forward to seeing how things play out in book three。 。。。more
Chris
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TBD
William Gwynne
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I cannot wait to read this second instalment in the Book of Ice trilogy！
Becky
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Really good book！
Idiot Sandwich
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Okay， if with the first book I couldn't pick my favourite cover - the US and the UK versions both look fantastic， but with second book the clear winner for me is UK。 The mountain in the US book just looks very weird？ Maybe if it had a more uneven shape， rather than being a black triangle， it would've helped？The font looks ugly on both versions， though。 With the US， it's the colour and maybe more texture would've helped， with the UK it's just the colour Okay， if with the first book I couldn't pick my favourite cover - the US and the UK versions both look fantastic， but with second book the clear winner for me is UK。 The mountain in the US book just looks very weird？ Maybe if it had a more uneven shape， rather than being a black triangle， it would've helped？The font looks ugly on both versions， though。 With the US， it's the colour and maybe more texture would've helped， with the UK it's just the colour 。。。more
Jeral
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The story was pretty good， I didnt read the other books in the series yet so it was a little confusing。 The writer could've done a better job of making it easy for people who missed the other books。 1 star for authors arrogance 。 The story was pretty good， I didnt read the other books in the series yet so it was a little confusing。 The writer could've done a better job of making it easy for people who missed the other books。 1 star for authors arrogance 。 。。。more
Mark Lawrence
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eARCs Can now be requested on Net Galley - no paper ARCs this year， the pandemic killed them。 Chapter 1， for those of you who'd like a preview！https://harpervoyagerbooks。co。uk/2020。。。The book will be out in April。 Join my 3-emails-a-year newsletter to keep in the loop！ #prizeshttp://eepurl。com/cimnK1 eARCs Can now be requested on Net Galley - no paper ARCs this year， the pandemic killed them。 Chapter 1， for those of you who'd like a preview！https://harpervoyagerbooks。co。uk/2020。。。The book will be out in April。 Join my 3-emails-a-year newsletter to keep in the loop！ #prizeshttp://eepurl。com/cimnK1 。。。more
— Massiel
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