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‘Joe Abercrombie does it again. Half a King is another page-turner from Britain’s hottest young fantasist, a fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page one and refused to let go’

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, author of A Game of Thrones

‘Fast-moving, gritty and violent, Half a King will not disappoint Abercrombie’s legion of followers’

Guardian

‘Another great tale from a master. His medieval, post-apocalyptic land is full of such brilliant banter it would find a laugh at a funeral. It is macabre, menacing and Machiavelli himself would have enjoyed the way half-handed “hero” Yarvi triumphs’

The Sun

‘Enthralling. An up-all-night read’

ROBIN HOBB, author of Fool’s Assassin and the Realm of the Elderlings novels

‘Joe Abercrombie is fast becoming my favourite writer. The action is frenetic, the characters are as sharp as the blades they wield, and the humour is biting’

DEREK LANDY, author of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels

‘As Jarvi gets to know his motley band of renegades, you feel you are meeting real characters underneath the stubble and the grime. It’s this quality that both grounds the fantasy and lifts the book onto another level, so while it grips like a bear hug, it warms like a bear skin’

Daily Mail

‘Half a King is woven with a narrative of delightful cunning as we have come to expect from Joe Abercrombie. This is a “to read in a day” kind of book’

British Fantasy Society

‘Bloody awesome. A must-read’

BEN KANE, author of the Spartacus novels

‘Classic Abercrombie, and yet also something unexpected – grimdark fantasy for people who aren’t necessarily very young’

SFX, 5 Star Review

‘I’ve been a fan of Abercrombie’s stuff for years. His world–building is great, his characterization is marvellous, he writes an amazing action scene. I think this is my favourite Abercrombie book yet. And that’s really saying something’

PATRICK ROTHFUSS, author of The Name of the Wind

‘One of the most gripping books I’ve read for a long time. Once this plot has its teeth in you, it will not let you go’

Fantasy Book Review

‘Abercrombie’s stellar prose style and clever plot twists will be sure to please both adult and teen readers’

Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

‘Half a King isn’t merely equal to Abercrombie’s previous work; it is his finest novel to date and the one that may one day make him a household name’

Tor.com

‘It’s lightning fast and filled with a wonderful collection of rogues, villains and two-faced bastards’

Sci-Fi Now

‘Half a King can be summed up in a single word: Masterpiece … It’s a coming of age story. It’s a Viking saga. It’s a revenge tale and family drama and the return of the prodigal son. But most of all, it’s this: a short time alongside people as weak and blundering as we are, and in the midst of it all, as heroic. What a wonderful book’

MYKE COLE, author of Control Point

‘A gripping novel, structured to keep its tension at a constant nail-biting pitch’

Strange Horizons

‘The author’s economical voice gives a clear and unsentimental account of events sordid, beautiful, or, often, a blend of the two. Abercrombie’s Shattered Sea is a fantastic yet believable backdrop to Yarvi’s struggle, a vivid imaginary land to which both habitual and newly minted grimdark readers will happily return for Half a King’s projected sequels’

Seattle Times

‘Holy crap this is a good book … Half A King is full of all the adventure I’ve come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had. There’s infinitely more to Joe Abercrombie than we ever thought’

SAM SYKES, author of Tome of the Undergates

‘The joy of Half a King lies in its simplicity. The story is briskly told but it packs the necessary essentials: treachery, dangerous men, women who are not what they seem, duels, and moral dilemmas’

The Daily Beast

‘Joe Abercrombie’s storytelling is more concise in Half a King and as sharp as ever with wit and deft prose’

Fantasy Book Critic

‘This is as skilful and as enjoyable a read as any Abercrombie I’ve read to date, and often much subtler’

SFFWorld

‘Joe Abercrombie’s Half a King serves as a reminder that there are considerable virtues yet to be found by efficient, on-the-ground storytelling propelled more by plot than by setting, with crisp dialogue, humane characters, and a distinct inward spiral of rapid-fire events’

Locus

‘A sympathetic main character, a fast-paced plot, and plenty of neat world-building. Highly recommended’

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