11 must-read magic books like The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1) by Mark Lawrence

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The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

By: Mark Lawrence

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown. On Ab…

"Sometimes even the blind must wait and see."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

"There seemed nothing else to say. Sometimes all your words are the wrong shape and none of them will fit into the silence left when the conversation pauses."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

"She didn't know if the priests' poison was starting to infect her, or if this was just what growing up was - a series of compromises that twisted a child's idealism into something shameful."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

If you liked the magic plot in The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1) by Mark Lawrence , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1) by Brian  McClellan

1. Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1)

By: Brian McClellan

4.40

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

An epic new fantasy series from Brian McClellan, set in the world of his wildly popular Powder Mage… read more

Similar categories in Brian McClellan's Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2) by Luke Scull

2. Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2)

By: Luke Scull

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Some legends never die... In The Grim Company, Luke Scull introduced a formidable and forbidding ba… read more

Similar categories in Luke Scull's Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1) by Anna Smith Spark

3. The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)

By: Anna Smith Spark

2.57

Format: 210 pages,

They've finally looked at the graveyard of our Empire with open eyes. They're fools and madmen and … read more

Similar categories in Anna Smith Spark's The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) by David  Wong

4. John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

By: David Wong

3.88

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too … read more

Similar categories in David Wong's John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"When a man plans, a woman laughs."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"John, let me make one thing clear,"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"My melon soul Crushed by your Gallagher of apathy"

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

"No. We talked about this. I’m going home to eat a pie."

-David Wong, John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

Cover of Defiant (Skyward, #4) by Brandon Sanderson

5. Defiant (Skyward, #4)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic ser… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's Defiant (Skyward, #4) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The raging river is never kind to the lone leaf."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"The love of the oppressed found the souls of the broken, and the result was light."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Empathy for an enemy's pain was good, but you couldn't let that lead you into the fallacy of accepting their actions."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Rig,' I declared to him, 'I need science.' 'You need therapy.' 'You need better jokes.' 'You need a better sense of humor."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

Cover of The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) by Richard  Swan

6. The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

By: Richard Swan

4.11

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Empero… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) by Richard  Swan

7. The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)

By: Richard Swan

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard  Swan

8. The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

By: Richard Swan

4.30

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the second book in a trilogy where action, intr… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3) by R.J.  Barker

9. The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3)

By: R.J. Barker

4.50

Format: 493 pages, Kindle Edition

The sea dragons are returning, and Joron Twiner's dreams of freedom lie shattered. His Shipwife is … read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's The Bone Ship's Wake (The Tide Child, #3) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • adventure
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) by Anthony Ryan

10. The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.45

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

Alwyn must make a difficult decide between his heart and his morals as he prepares for his final ba… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Traitor (Covenant of Steel, #3) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2) by Anthony Ryan

11. The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.40

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Deadly feuds and ancient secrets spell war in the second novel of The Covenant of Steel, a new epic… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Old buildings are like aged carcasses . . . The flesh slips from the bones leaving gaps."

-Anthony Ryan, The Martyr (Covenant of Steel #2)

Cover of The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) by Christopher Buehlman

12. The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which include… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • adventure
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"This heavy, grass-loving dog,"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"He who leaps at the moon Into cowshyte falls. Glory unto cowshyte!"

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"When listening for danger, one must never mistake silence for safety."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

"Funny how an attack by a sea monster makes everyone less interested in a duel."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue, #1)

Cover of The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1) by Anthony Ryan

13. The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.19

Format: 600 pages, ebook

Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1) by Anthony Ryan

14. The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.28

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Anthony Ryan's debut novel Blood Song - book one of the Raven's Shadow series - took the fantasy wo… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1) by Mark  Lawrence

15. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

By: Mark Lawrence

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown. On Ab… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • adventure
  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • young adult
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Sometimes even the blind must wait and see."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

"There seemed nothing else to say. Sometimes all your words are the wrong shape and none of them will fit into the silence left when the conversation pauses."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

"She didn't know if the priests' poison was starting to infect her, or if this was just what growing up was - a series of compromises that twisted a child's idealism into something shameful."

-Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

Cover of Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1) by Django Wexler

16. Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.97

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

Long ago, a magical war destroyed an empire, and a new one was built in its ashes. But still the ol… read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Black Song (Raven's Blade, #2) by Anthony Ryan

17. The Black Song (Raven's Blade, #2)

By: Anthony Ryan

4.21

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

The Black Song is the action-packed conclusion to the Raven's Blade series by Anthony Ryan, which b… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Ryan's The Black Song (Raven's Blade, #2) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) by Brian  McClellan

18. In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1)

By: Brian McClellan

4.40

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From Brian McClellan, author of The Powder Mage trilogy, comes the first novel in the Glass Immorta… read more

Similar categories in Brian McClellan's In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals, #1) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) by Christopher Buehlman

19. The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

By: Christopher Buehlman

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, g… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Buehlman's The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"To be loved by a man is to be issued a decree as written in advance and as presented to others. To receive a woman's love is to have a very personal letter written on one's body."

-Christopher Buehlman, The Daughters' War (Blacktongue, #0)

Cover of The Last Fang of God by Ryan Kirk

20. The Last Fang of God

By: Ryan Kirk

3.85

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

When gods refuse to die, it's humans that suffer.Safely hidden deep within the endless fields of hi… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Kirk's The Last Fang of God book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • fantasy
Cover of The Dragon in Winter (Kagen the Damned, #3) by Jonathan Maberry

21. The Dragon in Winter (Kagen the Damned, #3)

By: Jonathan Maberry

4.52

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

The Dragon in Winter brings New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry's epic Kagen the Dam… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Maberry's The Dragon in Winter (Kagen the Damned, #3) book and Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1)

  • magic
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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