Shattered Sea · Book 1

Half a King

by Joe Abercrombie

Published
3 July 2014
Pages
336
ISBN-13
9781471294785
Type
novel

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About this book

Half a King (July 2014) opens the Shattered Sea trilogy at 336 pages, the shortest of the three, following Yarvi -- born with a withered hand and destined for the ministry -- after his father and brother are murdered and the crown he never wanted falls to him.

Its place in Shattered Sea

Half a King is book 1 in the Shattered Sea series. It is followed by Half the World. See the full Shattered Sea reading order.

Yarvi was born with a withered hand in a culture that worships strength above all else, so his path was set for the ministry — until his father and brother are murdered and the crown he never wanted lands on his head anyway. Betrayed, enslaved and sold as an oarsman on a trading ship, Yarvi has to survive on wits alone in a world of cold seas, blood feuds and half-drowned gods, and the vengeance he eventually claws his way toward costs him and everyone around him more than he expected. Joe Abercrombie's Shattered…

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