Im looking for a book about a girl with a magic eye on an air ship to catch magic only she can see

3 years ago by MaryReadsBooks to c/books

The book starts out with a girl with magic eye on a flying ship to catch magic sand only she can see. She has no memory of how she grew up. At the start of the journey a man destroys the ship, but safes her. During the book(s) it is reveled that the man and she herself are basically here to destroy humanity because humanity threatens magic. Instead she decides to destroy all magic herself at the end of the last book.

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Humanity retreated to safe parts of the world where magic isn't as strong. I think these parts are mostly cities and used completely by humans. Because the magic found in the wild and the land itself is deadly to humans, they can only traverse it using flying ships. Further they use these ships to gather magic gathered in storms to power their machinery. There is also a part where she travels with the demon boy through the wilderness which is super magical and beautiful.

Braindead 7 points 3 years ago

TBH, I threw your description to chatgpt to see what it could make out of it, this is the response I got. Check to see it managed to get it right...

Based on the plot you provided, it sounds like you're describing the "Grisha" trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, specifically the first book titled "Shadow and Bone." The protagonist, Alina Starkov, possesses a dormant power known as the "Sun Summoner" which she discovers when she is aboard a flying ship called the Volcra. She has no memory of her childhood and embarks on a journey to harness her abilities. Along the way, she encounters a man named Mal who saves her when the ship is attacked. Throughout the series, Alina grapples with her identity and the choice between using her powers to save or destroy humanity, ultimately deciding to destroy magic itself. The series also features elements of a magical world, flying ships, and a dangerous wilderness filled with magic.

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jordanlund 5 points 3 years ago path: 0 8882622, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 3
BlindFrog 6 points 3 years ago

Nah, it's not this trilogy. IIRC, His Dark Materials is about a girl and a boy and people's spirit animals, parallel universes, and smiting god (probably).

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jordanlund 6 points 3 years ago

It was the magic sand only she can see (dust) that was the big similarity to me.

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Jayjader 2 points 2 years ago

I would describe it less as "smiting god", and more as "indirectly rescuing god from the control of the church". Though even that is a bit simplistic.

The "she destroys magic to save humanity" bit does thematically feel very close to the ending of His Dark Materials.

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Coolcoder360 3 points 3 years ago

This sounds like a good book to me, really hope you find it again as I know what it's like to vaguely remember some show, movie, or book from years ago and not know what it was called or how to find it again.

Definitely would love to read it if you find it, that sounds like a great book.

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frank 3 points 3 years ago

Mortal Engines? Not quite but similar vein kinda?

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MaryReadsBooks 3 points 3 years ago

Kinda, but less steampunky. The air ships are more like flying boats than airships I think.

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lemmy_nightmare 2 points 3 years ago

Commenting for later. Sounds like an interesting read.

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multifredding 2 points 3 years ago

Some parts of it sound like the Stormlight Archives series

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MaryReadsBooks 2 points 3 years ago

True, but thats not it

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GerPrimus 2 points 3 years ago path: 0 8885307, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 2
MaryReadsBooks 2 points 3 years ago

Unfortunately I dont think so. But thanks!

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Scrath 2 points 3 years ago

Definitely not although I can recommend that series for fans of young adult fantasy books

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Scrath 1 point 2 years ago

Did you ever find out what the books name was?

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wccrawford 1 point 3 years ago

That sounds really familiar, but I think I stopped reading it pretty early on, and I have no idea what the name was.

Good luck!

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MBM 1 point 3 years ago
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