NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND THE INDEPENDENT âĒ 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 âa fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.â
âThe Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.ââJames 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 kingâs 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 headâa man who worships only Death.
Sometimes one must fight evil with evil.
Someâlike Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raithâare born to fight, perhaps to die. Othersâlike Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carverâwould 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
âFilled with swift battles, quick plot twists and witty dialogue.ââNew York Daily News
âA 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.ââTordotcom
âThereâs all the sword-swinging and Machiavellian machinations you could ask for in this tale of a final battle between countries and kings.ââFredericksburg Free LanceâStar
âEngaging, mesmerising and jaw-dropping.ââSciFi Now
âAbercrombie piles on shocking betrayals and charges his characters a high price for vengeance in this powerful and fitting final volume.ââPublishers Weekly
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