Joe Abercrombie
Paperback | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.97 | 46437 Users | 4773 Reviews
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| Title | : | Half a King (Shattered Sea #1) |
| Author | : | Joe Abercrombie |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | August 15th 2018 by HarperVoyager (first published July 3rd 2014) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Epic Fantasy |
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Alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780007550227 For all editions see here Betrayed by his family and left for dead, prince Yarvi, reluctant heir to a divided kingdom, has vowed to reclaim a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the shattered sea itself - all with only one good hand. Born a weakling in the eyes of a hard, cold world, he cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so has sharpened his mind to a deadly edge. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast, he finds they can help him more than any noble could. Even so, Yarvi's path may end as it began - in twists, traps and tragedy.List Books As Half a King (Shattered Sea #1)
| Original Title: | Half a King |
| ISBN: | 0007550227 (ISBN13: 9780007550227) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Shattered Sea #1 |
| Characters: | Yarvi, Odem, Ebdel Aric Shadikshirram, Sumael, Rulf, Ankran, Jaud, Uthil, Gundring, Laithlin |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book (2015), David Gemmell Legend Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2015), David Gemmell Ravenheart Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Cover Art (2015) |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 46437 Users | 4773 ReviewsJudgment Based On Books Half a King (Shattered Sea #1)
I'm wavering between a 3.5 and 4 stars for this one, but for now I'll leave it at 4.After sleeping on it, I've decided to lower this to a 3 on Goodreads, but just know that if I could give it a 3.5 I would. I still recommend this one, it just isn't quite a 4 star read to me. Let me explain:Half a King is a story of the underdog and revenge and a band of thieves. It has so many tropes and at times the dialogue is quite cliche. But the author occasionally does something so interesting andThere were four parts in this epic fantasy story. The first held little interesting scenes and turned out to be quite banal for nothing surprising happened. We were introduced to the main character and his family, which was good, but, really, other than that it was the basic king-died-needs-replacement-hero-becomes-king-marriage-betrayal and everything felt really flatly executed. The second part though was different and original. In each part, actually, we met new characters. There were in fact
Im a big fan of Abercrombie stark gritty fantasy books for grown-ups. His fiction pulls no punches and takes no prisoners (unless those prisoners are later tortured and executed). So I was curious to see how he would approach the world of young adult fiction in Half a King. The answer: brilliantly. Abercrombie creates a fantasy world that is somewhat neo-Viking, set around the Shattered Sea (the Baltic and North Atlantic?) ages after the elves (21st Century man?) shattered god (Blew everything
the un-adult-rated Abercrombie is still unadulterated Abercrombie.
Wow, this is only $0.99 right now on Amazon! I didn't like the second one as much, but this one was great!https://www.amazon.com/Half-King-Shat...This was really good. I'm not even gonna go into what the book is about because I accidentally read a spoiler in a review when I started reading it that wasn't marked and I don't want to do that to anybody. It's fantasy - the way fantasy should be. No endless boring descriptions about anything and everything. The pacing is great. I *loved* the
H-H-H-H-H-H-H-HOLY SHHHHHHHIIIIIT!THE TWISTS! THE TURNS! THE CONSPIRACIES! THE BETRAYALS!THEY ALL FUCKING BUUUUUURNMY HEART CAN'T TAKE ITI DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO THINKI DO NOT KNOW WHO TO TRUSTIS THERE SOMEONE PLOTTING AGAINST ME TOO*eyes shift to father**eyes shift to mother**eyes shift to brothers**eyes shift to grandmother*Curious..... very curious indeed....*eyes shift to dog*Okay, you're cool, dog. I doubt you even know what I'm talking about.BUT CRAAAAAAPThis. Book. Is. AWESOME.This. Book.
This was an OK YA fantasy. The story was a bit predictable but it did have a mix of action and intrigue, and a few twists and turns that kept the pages turning. Yarvi, unfavoured second son (one with a frowned upon crippled hand), was never supposed to be king but had to step into the role after his father and brother were murdered by a rival king under the banner of a peace meeting. Yarvi swears vengeance but soon finds he has as many enemies in his own court as he has in rival kingdoms! I was
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