The Girl and the Moon, Mark Lawrence
The Girl and the Moon, Mark Lawrence
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The Girl and the Moon

Author: Mark Lawrence

Narrator: Helen Duff

Unabridged: 20 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/26/2022

Synopsis

In the third exhilarating novel in this dazzling epic fantasy series, a young outcast will fight against staggering odds to save her world.

On the planet Abeth, a narrow Corridor of green land is surrounded on all sides by ice plains where only the strong survive. Ice triber Yaz has completed a perilous journey and arrived at the Corridor, and it exceeds and overwhelms all of her expectations. Everything seems different but some constants remain: her old enemies are still two steps ahead, bent on her destruction. She makes her way to the Convent of Sweet Mercy, where nuns train young girls who show the old gifts, but like the Corridor itself the convent is packed with peril and opportunity. Yaz has much to learn from the nuns—if they don’t decide to execute her.

The fate of everyone squeezed between the Corridor’s vast walls, and ultimately the fate of those laboring to survive out on ice itself, hangs from the moon, and the battle to save the moon centers on the Ark of the Missing, buried beneath the emperor’s palace. Everyone wants Yaz to be the key that will open the Ark – the one the wise have sought for generations. But sometimes wanting isn’t enough.

About The Author

Mark Lawrence was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. After earning a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London, he went back to the US to work on a variety of research projects, including the “Star Wars” missile-defense program. Since returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He never had any ambition to be a writer, so he was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a groundbreaking work of fantasy, and both Emperor of Thorns and The Liar’s Key have won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on August 05, 2024

My complete review is published at Before We Go Blog. My pick for Best Book of 2022 - read more at Grimdark Magazine. I had very high expectations for The Girl and the Moon, the final installment in The Book of the Ice trilogy, and Mark Lawrence blew those expectations out of the water. Lawrence is......more

Goodreads review by Adam on March 25, 2022

Mark Lawrence was once asked in an interview if he was a planter or a pantser—whether he planned his stories far out in advance or flew by the seat of his pants—and he described himself as the latter. After finishing The Girl and the Moon, it’s getting harder and harder to believe him. The final cha......more

Goodreads review by Milen on January 18, 2025

3.5⭐......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on January 28, 2022

The Girl and the Moon is the culmination of the Book of the Ice trilogy. And as such, it's a terrific conclusion to a superior series. But it's so much more than that. It's also the culmination of Mark Lawrence's entire body of work, and that's what makes this one so special. Though it doesn't provi......more

Goodreads review by Mads on April 10, 2022

This is the easiest 5/5 I've given since Broken Empire (including all read books, not just Lawrence's). My talents are better suited to listing every single spoiler rather than avoiding all of them, so I will keep this very brief: It is rare that a 3rd installment in a series is as good as the 1st and......more

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Praise for The Girl and the Moon

“A spectacular piece of writing and demonstrative of the consistently high standard readers have come to expect from Mark Lawrence."–Grimdark Magazine

“Lawrence continues to combine stunningly original worldbuilding and multifaceted characters in his third Book of Ice fantasy.”--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Lawrence knows how to balance conflict and character development with the central mystery. He juggles the personal and the epic with admirable skill and leads his characters to a deeply satisfying, well-earned conclusion."–Fantasy Book Critic

Additional Praise for Mark Lawrence

“An excellent writer.”—George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dance with Dragons

“Mark Lawrence has evolved into a master of his craft. In Red Sister he has produced a novel that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, and as poignant as it is ferocious. Highly recommended.”—Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Black Song

“Lawrence’s suspenseful account of Nona’s efforts to complete her training and gain control over her powers balances action and introspection, and will keep readers hooked.”—Publishers Weekly

“Lawrence expertly plays with time and readers’ expectations. . . . A crackling good adventure with a rich mythological background.”—Booklist

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