Why people recommend it
Graceling is a fantasy young adult novel by Kristin Cashore that follows a young woman gifted with a lethal grace in a world where certain individuals possess extreme, supernatural talents. On The Book Review podcast, the novel and its sequels received enthusiastic praise from fantasy advocates. During the July 2024 episode featuring Chang-rae Lee on His New Novel: ‘It’s Kind of a Crazy Book,’ Pamela Paul recommended Cashore's broader fantasy universe, noting that the author returned to the Graceling realm across a series of books starting with the titular novel, and enthusiastically urged listeners to read them. In another July 2024 episode titled 'Gorbachev: His Life and Times', N.K. Jemisin discussed reading Cashore's initial trilogy as an example of complex contemporary young adult fantasy literature featuring intricate magical elements. These overlapping conversations highlighted the cross-generational appeal of Cashore's world-building and character development. The podcast endorsements emphasized why the series remains a beloved staple within the fantasy genre for both younger readers and seasoned authors alike.
Who recommended it
- N.K. Jemisin Discussed
- Pamela Paul Recommended
N.K. Jemisin — 1 mention
“I'm reading a fairly complicated ya novel right now that has a lot of fantasy Elements by chrisen Kure and her first Trilogy the Graceling Trilogy”
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
“here she returns to the Graceling realm which she's written three books about this world starting with Graceling and I just highly recommend them”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Kristen Kure joins us now she is the author of a new young adult novel called Jane unlimited and she is also the author of a Trilogy of ya novels the gasing realm which is gesling fire and bitter blue”
“I would hate myself if we didn't talk about the Graceling realm Trilogy just a little bit those books you wrote over I think a period of eight years or the books came out over a period of eight years the last one came out in 2012”
“yeah the three books were Graceling fire and bitter blue”
“it just so happened that the first thing I got published was gracing and and gracing brought out”