- Title:
- Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
- By:
- Joe Abercrombie
- Pages:
- 336
- Rating:
- 4
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 he 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…
This was a particularly well-executed novel, the endgame sufficiently twisted to keep me interested right up to the last. Though the final act wasn’t disappointing, it filled expectations nicely and the world was detailed enough and interesting to read about.