Half a War
- Published
- 16 July 2015
- Pages
- 375
- ISBN-13
- 9780007550272
- Type
- novel
About this book
Half a War closed Joe Abercrombie's Shattered Sea trilogy just five months after Half the World, in July 2015, at 375 pages, expanding the war those earlier events set loose across the icy world of raiders and warring petty kingdoms. It follows Yarvi's Half a King and a fugitive princess and warrior's daughter's desperate journey in Half the World, completing a trilogy often recommended as an entry point to Abercrombie's style before his darker adult First Law books.
Key facts about Half a War
Joe Abercrombie wrote Half a War, a novel on our list. It has been out since 16 July 2015. The book has 375 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780007550272 to find the main one.
Half a War is book 3 of 3 in the Shattered Sea series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Half a King (2014). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Joe Abercrombie writes The First Law as a separate series. Those series sit on our grimdark epic fantasy and young adult fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Devils is the latest published Joe Abercrombie book on file, from 6 May 2025.
About Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy author whose First Law series, beginning with The Blade Itself in 2006, helped establish "grimdark" as a recognizable fantasy subgenre -- morally compromised characters, unglamorous violence, and a willingness to subvert classic quest-fantasy tropes rather than play them straight. See every Joe Abercrombie book in order.
Its place in Shattered Sea
Half a War is book 3 in the Shattered Sea series. It follows 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780007550272