NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND THE INDEPENDENT - 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.
Martin as ``a fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.
`` ``The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.
``--James 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 king's 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 head--a man who worships only Death.
Sometimes one must fight evil with evil.
Some--like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith--are born to fight, perhaps to die.
Others--like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver--would 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 ``Filled with swift battles, quick plot twists and witty dialogue.
``--New York Daily News ``A fantasy for all ages, and all timesthat] 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.
``--Tor.
com ``There's all the sword-swinging and Machiavellian machinations you could ask for in this tale of a final battle between countries and kings.
``--Fredericksburg Fre.
Del Rey Books este o amprentă science fiction și fantezie a Random House, o divizie a Penguin Random House.
A fost fondată în 1977 de Judy-Lynn del Rey și Lester del Rey.
Del Rey Books a devenit unul dintre cei mai importanți editori de literatură științifico-fantastică și fantasy, publicând lucrări de la autori consacrați și emergenți în acest gen.
Amprenta este cunoscută pentru gama sa diversă de titluri, inclusiv seriale epice de fantezie, opera spațială, ficțiune distopică și romane fantezie urbane.
Unii dintre cei mai importanți autori publicati de Del Rey Books includ George R.
Martin, autorul serialului „A Song of Ice and Fire” (adaptat în popularul serial TV „Game of Thrones”), precum și Terry Brooks, Anne McCaffrey , și Brandon Sanderson, printre mulți alții.
Del Rey Books este foarte apreciată pentru angajamentul său față de povestiri de calitate, lumi imaginative și personaje captivante.
Continuă să fie un editor de top în genurile science fiction și fantasy, lansând în mod constant titluri noi și interesante care captează imaginația cititorilor din întreaga lume.
Del Rey Books Half a war, paperback/joe abercrombie
