Half the World

Half the World
Joe Abercrombie

‘Grabbed me and refused to let go’ George R.R. MartinSOMETIMES A GIRL IS TOUCHED BY MOTHER WARThorn lives to fight. But she has been named murderer by the very man who trained her to kill.SOMETIMES A GIRL BECOMES A WARRIORFate traps her in the schemes of Father Yarvi, sending her across half the world to seek allies against the ruthless High King.SOMETIMES A WARRIOR BECOMES A WEAPONBeside her 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 PURPOSEMust Thorn be a tool in other hands or can she carve her own path? Is there a place beyond legend for a woman with a blade?

Copyright (#u2382b282-c063-5880-9d2c-9f02ec70241e)

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First published in Great Britain by HarperVoyager 2015

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Source ISBN: 9780007550234

Ebook Edition © January 2015 ISBN: 9780007550241

Version: 2016-11-11

Dedication (#u2382b282-c063-5880-9d2c-9f02ec70241e)

For Eve

Cattle die,

Kindred die,

Every man is mortal:

But I know one thing

That never dies,

The glory of the great deed.

FromHávamál, the Speech of the High One

Table of Contents

Cover (#u8a8c86fb-ae17-596c-a09d-76a8f10c9849)

Title Page (#u120be891-d73f-5f1a-9051-397dd8d5fd9d)

Copyright (#u11d0b639-b996-5b17-a4e4-e0df4c64b35b)

Dedication (#ud26651b6-a57a-596a-bef0-c21113b9cf52)

Map (#ub6af6e78-f644-5025-9f99-a7f523ceb4a0)

Part I: Outcast (#u5494176b-0715-575a-81c1-b38a690b084b)

The Worthy (#ub0b05968-1e12-5243-b6c8-ee6a11b7ea6e)

In the Shadows (#u1396abe9-9977-528a-9e94-1dc620f66e1c)

Justice (#u163cc80e-54d9-56e9-a04f-f1deb9e258b7)

Family (#uf8e23961-2e4d-542f-bbbc-23e55d99f69c)

Kneeling (#u55afeef6-6e8d-59f2-b306-4aa0cac4a9dd)

Dead Man’s Mail (#u7043c463-a44f-5dc9-90b5-ddbfc323e648)

Poison (#u1e13cc95-f75b-5bf7-acee-424c3c485a65)

Lost and Found (#uba51e41b-e3b8-5080-9a5f-9c02a2cf8d94)

Part II: Divine and Denied (#u6dcf3395-7dbe-5dea-8fbe-993a9358a41c)

The First Lesson (#u1a14a422-55e5-5584-bc5c-9a37353d00dd)

The Second Lesson (#u03de89b9-5e15-5dd6-8ffa-5c913134966d)

The Third Lesson (#litres_trial_promo)

The Gods’ Anger (#litres_trial_promo)

Ready or Dead (#litres_trial_promo)