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Book cover of The Girl and the Stars
The Girl and the StarsMark LawrenceBook of the Ice, book 1

Characters in The Girl and the Stars

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Yaz

    A teenage girl of the Ictha ice tribe who carries an unusual and dangerous power; she throws herself into the pit to follow her brother and becomes the anchor of the group she gathers below.

    Also in The Girl and the Mountain

Supporting characters

  • Zeen

    Yaz's younger brother, taken to be cast into the ice, whose fate drives her descent.

  • Thurin

    A cast-off youth living under the ice with power over stone and ice.

    Also in The Girl and the Mountain

  • Erris

    One of the people Yaz meets beneath the ice, surrounded by a mystery about what he truly is.

    Also in The Girl and the Mountain