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Half the World
by Joe Abercrombie
Description:
Thorn lives to fight. But she has been named murderer by the very man who trained her to kill. Sometimes A Girl Becomes A Warrior Fate traps her in the schemes of Father Yarvi, sending her across half the world to seek allies against the ruthless High King. Sometimes A Girl Becomes A Weapon Beside her is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill. A failure in his eyes and hers, he has one chance at redemption. And weapons are made for one purpose Must Thorn be a tool in other hands or can she carve her own path. Is there a place beyond legend for a woman with a blade?
About The Author
Joe Abercrombie was born in Lancaster on the last day of 1974, the son of an English teacher and a sociologist. He spent much of his youth in imaginary worlds and left school with a good idea of how to make stuff up. He moved to the big city, learned to brew tea and ended up as a TV editor, working on documentaries, events and concerts for bands from Iron Maiden to Coldplay. But in the darkness of the night he was still making stuff up and his first book, The Blade Itself, was published in 2006. Henow lives in Bath with his wife Lou and their three children Grace, Eve and Teddy and makes stuff up full-time.
Skryf Review
Good Read
Abercrombie returns magnificently with Half the World, a tale full of cracking action, mystery and intrigue, and blood soaked adventures.
Sometimes a girl is touched by Mother War. Thorn is such a girl. Desperate to avenge her dead father, she lives to train and fight. But after being accused of murder she is inadvertently swept up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, who is crossing the world to find allies against the ruthless High King. Beside her is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill. A failure in his eyes and hers, he will have only once chance at redemption. Lessons will be learnt. Hard lessons. Lessons in blood and deceit.
Abercrombie has, with Half the World, delivered a fast paced and adventurous tale of action, mystery, and blood that is easily accessible to new readers and fans alike. One of my reads of the year so far… highly recommended!