NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED ANDย THE INDEPENDENTย โข New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie delivers the stunning conclusion to the epic fantasy trilogy that began with Half a King, praised by George R. R. Martin as โa fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.โ
โThe Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.โโJames Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner
Words are weapons.
Princess Skara has seen all she loved made blood and ashes. She is left with only words. But the right words can be as deadly as any blade. If she is to reclaim her birthright, she must conquer her fears and sharpen her wits to a lethal edge.
Only half a war is fought with swords.
The deeply cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to kingโs minister. He has made allies of old foes and stitched together an uneasy peace. But now the ruthless Grandmother Wexen has raised the greatest army since the elves made war on God, and put Bright Yilling at its headโa man who worships only Death.
Sometimes one must fight evil with evil.
Someโlike Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raithโare born to fight, perhaps to die. Othersโlike Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carverโwould rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her irons wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness.
Praise for Half a War
โFilled with swift battles, quick plot twists and witty dialogue.โโNew York Daily News
โA fantasy for all ages, and all times [that] rends the soul as compulsively as anything Abercrombie has written to date . . . Half a War is a success in every way, putting a stupendous capstone on the entire Shattered Sea Trilogy.โโTordotcom
โThereโs all the sword-swinging and Machiavellian machinations you could ask for in this tale of a final battle between countries and kings.โโFredericksburg Free LanceโStar
โEngaging, mesmerising and jaw-dropping.โโSciFi Now
โAbercrombie piles on shocking betrayals and charges his characters a high price for vengeance in this powerful and fitting final volume.โโPublishers Weekly
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