Half a War

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 ldquoa fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page and refused to let gordquoWords 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 kingrsquos 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 headmdasha man who worships only Death Sometimes one must fight evil with evil Somemdashlike Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raithmdashare born to fight perhaps to die Othersmdashlike Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carvermdashwould rather stand in the light But when Mother War spreads her irons wings she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness Praise for Joe Abercrombiersquos Half a King ldquoA fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page and refused to let gordquomdashGeorge R R Martin ldquoTremendously entertaining lightning-fast and filled with a wonderful collection of rogues villains and two-faced bastards From the first chapter Abercrombie wastes no time as the reader is swept up in a gripping tale of betrayal and revengerdquomdashSciFi Now ldquoOnce this plot has its teeth in you it will not let go Abercrombiersquos masterly storytelling means that everything from the characters you come to love and despise to the sprawling world that is explored is enthrallingrdquomdashFantasy Book Review Half the World ldquoAn excellent page-turner full of drama and energyrdquomdashNew York Daily News ldquoAnother entertaining burst of battle magic and political machinations from the always reliable Joe Abercrombie a thoroughgoing blast a violent beautiful rabbit hole of craft that is well worth disappearing intordquomdashShelf Awareness ldquoCompelling Thorn makes Katniss Everdeen look like Dorothy GalerdquomdashChicago Tribune.