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* DemonicPossession: As in the previous series, being in contact with stars for too long causes a person to develop "devils".
* TheDeterminator: The Ictha ice-tribe as a whole can be said to be this, having adopted an extremely pragmatic way of living in order to survive the harshest environment of all the tribes. Where others might balk or run, the Ictha keep pushing until the bitter end. The saying "the Ictha die on their feet" is a sign of this: even in the worst ice storms, they'll never lie down, walking through until the cold takes them.



* MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris, which allowed her to see the distant past of Abeth, when it wasn't covered by the ice.

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* MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris, which allowed her to see the distant past of Abeth, Abeth when it wasn't covered by the ice.



* TheDeterminator: the Ictha ice-tribe as a whole can be said to be this, having adopted an extremely pragmatic way of living in order to survive the harshest environment of all the tribes. Where others might balk or run, the Ictha keep pushing until the bitter end. The saying "the Ictha die on their feet" is a sign of this: even in the worst ice storms, they'll never lie down, walking through until the cold takes them.

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* TheDeterminator: TallPoppySyndrome: Taken to an extreme: Any child who demonstrates particularly strong gifts (hunska speed, gerant strength, marjal magic) is immediately tossed into the Ictha ice-tribe depths as a whole can be said to be this, having adopted an extremely pragmatic way of living in order to survive the harshest environment of all the tribes. Where others might balk or run, the Ictha keep pushing until the bitter end. The saying "the Ictha die burden on their feet" is families. [[spoiler:It's all a sign of this: even in lie by the worst ice storms, they'll never lie down, walking through until the cold takes them.elders to gain a workforce to mine stars. Yaz, as a quantal, would have been added to their ranks, but leapt after her brother.]]
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A sequel to Mark Lawrence's ''Book of the Ancestor'' ScienceFantasy trilogy, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.

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A sequel to Mark Lawrence's ''Book of the Ancestor'' ''Literature/BookOfTheAncestor'' ScienceFantasy trilogy, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.

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* KillItWithIce: Given his ice powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time, enveloping enemies in ice, stabbing at them with ice spears, etc. Of special note is [[spoiler: when he throws [[TheDeterminator the Watcher]] down a cliff.

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* KillItWithIce: Given his ice powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time, enveloping enemies in ice, stabbing at them with ice spears, etc. Of special note is [[spoiler: when he throws [[TheDeterminator the Watcher]] down a cliff.cliff]].



* SingleBiomePlanet: Abeth seems to be this, until it's revealed that [[spoiler:there's still some green left on the Green Corridor, but it's retracting fast, and soon there will be nothing but ice]].

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* SingleBiomePlanet: Abeth seems to be this, until it's revealed that [[spoiler:there's still some green left on the Green Corridor, but it's retracting fast, and soon there will be nothing but ice]].ice]].
* TheDeterminator: the Ictha ice-tribe as a whole can be said to be this, having adopted an extremely pragmatic way of living in order to survive the harshest environment of all the tribes. Where others might balk or run, the Ictha keep pushing until the bitter end. The saying "the Ictha die on their feet" is a sign of this: even in the worst ice storms, they'll never lie down, walking through until the cold takes them.
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%%* TheAce: Yaz is undoubtedly this, when it comes to channeling stars.%%Dioes not explaint he trope. How/why is Yaz the Ace?

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%%* * TheAce: Yaz is undoubtedly this, when it comes to channeling stars.%%Dioes not explaint he trope. How/why is Yaz the Ace?stars, moving them, modifying their intensity, dividing them and even, with great effort, [[spoiler: being able to fuse them back together]].



%%* AIIsACrapshoot: All of the abandoned cities can be said to be this, but the crown jewel is undoubtedly [[spoiler:Seus]].%%Does not explain the trope. AI is not even mentoned in the example
%%* KillItWithIce: Given his powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.%%Does not explain the trope. "does this" is not proper context
%%* MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris.%%Does not explain the trope.
%%* Really700YearsOld: Erris and Elias. The first a human who was caught into a city's clutches and turned into an echo of himself, and the second a human who spread himself into many different copies.%%Does not explain the trope. No mention of the characters' ages in the example

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%%* * AIIsACrapshoot: Being a novel set AfterTheEnd, it shouldn't come as a surprise. All of the abandoned cities can be said to be this, their consciousness having slowly grown insane after the departure of the Missing, but the crown jewel is undoubtedly [[spoiler:Seus]].%%Does not explain the trope. AI is not even mentoned in the example
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[[spoiler:Seus]].
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KillItWithIce: Given his ice powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.%%Does not explain time, enveloping enemies in ice, stabbing at them with ice spears, etc. Of special note is [[spoiler: when he throws [[TheDeterminator the trope. "does this" is not proper context
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Watcher]] down a cliff.
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MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris.%%Does not explain Erris, which allowed her to see the trope.
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distant past of Abeth, when it wasn't covered by the ice.
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Really700YearsOld: Erris and Elias. The first a human from the time before Abeth was enveloped by the ice -which makes him around 5000 years old- who was caught into a city's clutches and turned into an echo of himself, and the second a human who spread himself into many different copies.%%Does not explain the trope. No mention copies, being part of the characters' ages in the exampleMissing and therefore an order of magnitude older than Erris.

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The Book of Ice


A sequel to Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor ''ScienceFantasy'' trilogy, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.

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The Book of Ice


A sequel to Mark Lawrence's Book ''Book of the Ancestor ''ScienceFantasy'' Ancestor'' ScienceFantasy trilogy, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.



* TheAce: Yaz is undoubtedly this, when it comes to channeling stars.
* AfterTheEnd: [[spoiler: one of the five tribes of Humanity, the quantals, have abandoned Abeth in order to ascend to a higher plane of existence, leaving behind their works of wonder, which in time have grown insane. The different tribes' technological level has dropped to bronze age technology at best]].
* AIIsACrapshoot: all of the abandoned cities can be said to be this, but the crown jewel is undoubtedly [[spoiler: Seus]].
* KillItWithIce: given his powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.
* MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris.
* Really700YearsOld: Erris and Elias. The first a human who was caught into a city's clutches and turned into an echo of himself, and the second a human who spread himself into many different copies.
* SandWorm: the coal worms in the ice fit the bill, being gargantuan creatures capable of creating huge tunnels as they pass through the ice.

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* %%* TheAce: Yaz is undoubtedly this, when it comes to channeling stars.
stars.%%Dioes not explaint he trope. How/why is Yaz the Ace?
* AfterTheEnd: [[spoiler: one [[spoiler:One of the five tribes of Humanity, the quantals, have abandoned Abeth in order to ascend to a higher plane of existence, leaving behind their works of wonder, which in time have grown insane. The different tribes' technological level has dropped to bronze age technology at best]].
* %%* AIIsACrapshoot: all All of the abandoned cities can be said to be this, but the crown jewel is undoubtedly [[spoiler: Seus]].
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[[spoiler:Seus]].%%Does not explain the trope. AI is not even mentoned in the example
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KillItWithIce: given Given his powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.
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time.%%Does not explain the trope. "does this" is not proper context
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MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris.
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Erris.%%Does not explain the trope.
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Really700YearsOld: Erris and Elias. The first a human who was caught into a city's clutches and turned into an echo of himself, and the second a human who spread himself into many different copies. \n%%Does not explain the trope. No mention of the characters' ages in the example
* SandWorm: the The coal worms in the ice fit the bill, being are gargantuan creatures capable of creating huge tunnels as they pass through the ice.
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* MentalTimeTravel: Yaz's trips down memory lane, courtesy of Erris.
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* Really700YearsOld: Erris and Elias. The first a human who was caught into a city's clutches and turned into an echo of himself, and the second a human who spread himself into many different copies.
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* AfterTheEnd: [[spoiler: one of the five tribes of Humanity, the quantals, have abandoned Abeth in order to ascend to a higher plane of existence, leaving behind their works of wonder, which in time have grown insane. The different tribes' technological level has dropped to bronze age technology at best]].
* AIIsACrapshoot: all of the abandoned cities can be said to be this, but the crown jewel is undoubtedly [[spoiler: Seus]].
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A sequel to Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.

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A sequel to Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor, Ancestor ''ScienceFantasy'' trilogy, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.
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* KillItWithIce: given his powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.

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* KillItWithIce: given his powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.time.
* SandWorm: the coal worms in the ice fit the bill, being gargantuan creatures capable of creating huge tunnels as they pass through the ice.
* SingleBiomePlanet: Abeth seems to be this, until it's revealed that [[spoiler:there's still some green left on the Green Corridor, but it's retracting fast, and soon there will be nothing but ice]].
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The Book of Ice


A sequel to Mark Lawrence's Book of the Ancestor, it focuses on Yaz, a member of the Ictha ice tribe, who sees herself expelled from all life she's ever known, banished to the depths. There, she will come in contact with an unexpected truth, one that will take her to the farthest corners of the land.

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*TheAce: Yaz is undoubtedly this, when it comes to channeling stars.
*KillItWithIce: given his powers, it's unsurprising that Thurin does this from time to time.

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