Half the World (Shattered Sea)

New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie€s thrilling new series continues in the follow-up to Half a King, which George R. R. Martin hailed as €œa fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.€

Sometimes a girl is touched by Mother War.
 
Thorn is such a girl. Desperate to avenge her dead father, she lives to fight. But she has been named a murderer by the very man who trained her to kill.
 
Sometimes a woman becomes a warrior.
 
She finds herself caught up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, Gettland€s deeply cunning minister. Crossing half the world to find allies against the ruthless High King, she learns harsh lessons of blood and deceit.
 
Sometimes a warrior becomes a weapon.
 
Beside her on the journey is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill, a failure in his eyes and hers, but with one chance at redemption.
 
And weapons are made for one purpose.
 
Will Thorn forever be a pawn in the hands of the powerful, or can she carve her own path?
 
Praise for Half the World
 
€œ[Thorn] makes Katniss Everdeen look like Dorothy Gale.€€"Chicago Tribune

Praise for Joe Abercrombie€s Half a King
 
€œHalf a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that€s saying something.€€"Patrick Rothfuss
 
€œAs in all Abercrombie€s books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure.€€"Rick Riordan
 
€œEnthralling! An up-all-night read.€€"Robin Hobb
 
€œPolished and sharp, perhaps his most technically proficient novel yet . . . I dare you to read the first chapter and try not to turn the next page.€€"Brent Weeks
 
€œHalf a King can be summed up in a single word: masterpiece. It€s a coming-of-age story. It€s a Viking saga. It€s a revenge tale and family drama and the return of the prodigal son. But most of all, it€s this: a short time alongside people as weak and blundering as we are and, in the midst of it all, as heroic. Far too short a time, as it turns out. What a wonderful book.€€"Myke Cole
 
€œHalf a King is full of all the adventure I€ve come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had.€€"Sam Sykes