Half the World

Resumen del libro

SOMETIMES A GIRL IS TOUCHED BY MOTHER WAR Thorn is such a girl. Desperate to avenge her dead father, she lives to fight.

But she has been named murderer by the very man who trained her to kill. SOMETIMES A WOMAN BECOMES A WARRIOR Fate traps her in the schemes - and on the ship - of the deep-cunning minister Father Yarvi. Crossing half the world to find allies against the ruthless High King, she learns harsh lessons of blood and deceit.

SOMETIMES A WARRIOR BECOMES A WEAPON Beside her on her gruelling journey is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill. A failure in his eyes and hers, he has one chance at redemption. AND WEAPONS ARE MADE FOR ONE PURPOSE Will Thorn forever be a tool in the hands of the powerful or can she carve her own path? Is there a place beyond legend for a woman with a blade?

Biografía del autor

Nacido en Lancaster en 1974, Joe Abercrombie, Lord Grimdark, se graduó en psicología en la Universidad de Manchester. Antes de dedicarse enteramente a escribir, trabajó para una compañía de postproducción televisiva. En la actualidad vive con su familia en Bath. Es autor de la trilogía de "La Primera Ley": "La voz de las espadas", "Antes de que los cuelguen" y "El último argumento de los reyes". A este mismo universo pertenecen tres novelas independientes -"La mejor venganza", "Los Héroes" y "Tierras Rojas"- y la trilogía "La Era de la locura" -"Un poco de odio", "El problema de la paz" y el presente volumen-. Asimismo, es autor de la "Trilogía del Mar Quebrado" y de la antología de relatos "Filos mortales".