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Best Served Cold
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Best Served Cold
Violent, bloody and fast-paced; this is the ultimate revenge fantasy by fantasy juggernaut Joe Abercrombie.
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Springtime in Styria. And that means war.
There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.
War may be hell, but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular – a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.
Her allies include Styria's least reliable drunkard, Styria's most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that's all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started...
Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge.
Best Served Cold is a gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance, where the line between friend and foe is as sharp as a sword's edge.
Series: World of the First Law
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Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold is highly recommended by reviewers for its blend of humour, craftsmanship, and energetic storytelling. It's praised as a high fantasy work brimming with bloody, relentless epic themes of vengeance. The book features visceral battles, brutal action, and a fast-paced narrative with unexpected yet logical plot twists and satisfying reveals, marking it as one of Abercrombie's best works.
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ISBN: 9781399614481
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 February 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 52.0mm
Width: 164.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 794g
Pages: 544
About the Author
Joe Abercrombie was born in Lancaster, England, studied psychology at Manchester University, and worked as an editor of documentaries and live music before his first book, The Blade Itself, was published in 2006. Two further instalments of the First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged, and Last Argument of Kings, followed, along with three standalone books set in the same world: Best Served Cold, The Heroes and Red Country. He has also written the Shattered Sea trilogy for young adults, the Age of Madness trilogy for old adults, and Sharp Ends, a collection of short stories. He lives in Bath, England, with his wife and three children.
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