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Book · 2008 · Women warriors

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore · Recommended by 3 people on 2 podcasts

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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.
Pamela Paul · The Book Review · Feb 2021 Listen at 1:03:40

The best things said about it

2 of 3 · every mention
Recommended
You should read His Dark Materials, the trilogy and subsequent books by Philip Pullman, Kristin Cashore's Graceling trilogy, The Hunger Games is amazing by Suzanne Collins.
Gretchen Rubin On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Jan 2021
Discussed
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.
N.K. Jemisin The Book Review · Sep 2017

Why people recommend it

Graceling is a fantasy novel by Kristin Cashore that serves as the starting point for a well-regarded series set within the Graceling realm. The book has received high praise from prominent literary figures across various podcasts. On an episode of The Book Review, Pamela Paul enthusiastically recommended the title alongside other works in the author's fantasy sequence. Similarly, Gretchen Rubin endorsed the Graceling trilogy during an appearance on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, grouping it with other major fantasy staples in a discussion on children's and young adult literature. N.K. Jemisin also discussed the title on The Book Review, noting that she was reading the first trilogy as an example of a complex and imaginative young adult novel featuring extensive fantasy elements. Reviewers and commentators consistently highlight the depth of the world-building and the engaging nature of the narrative arcs. These repeated recommendations and discussions across multiple platforms underscore the book's enduring popularity and its strong standing within the broader young adult fantasy genre, appealing to both dedicated fans of speculative fiction and those looking for intricate storytelling.

Every mention

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Gretchen Rubin You should read His Dark Materials, the trilogy and subsequent books by Philip Pullman, Kristin Cashore's G… 1
Recommended
“You should read His Dark Materials, the trilogy and subsequent books by Philip Pullman, Kristin Cashore's Graceling trilogy, The Hunger Games is amazing by Suzanne Collins.”
Pamela Paul here she returns to the Graceling realm which she's written three books about this world starting with Grac… 1
Recommended
“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”
N.K. Jemisin I'm reading a fairly complicated ya novel right now that has a lot of fantasy Elements by chrisen Kure and… 1
Discussed
“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”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“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”
Passing
“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”
Passing
“yeah the three books were Graceling fire and bitter blue”
Passing
“it just so happened that the first thing I got published was gracing and and gracing brought out”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Gretchen Rubin, Luigi Novi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).