New Releases by Joe Abercrombie

“Uma construção de mundo grandiosa, personagens maravilhosos e cenas de ação extraordinárias... Meio rei é o meu livro favorito de Abercrombie, e isso quer dizer muita coisa.” – Patrick Rothfuss, autor de O nome do vento “Assim como em todas as obras de Abercrombie, aqui a linha entre o bem e o mal é tênue e nada ocorre segundo as expectativas. Meio rei é definitivamente uma aventura com A maiúsculo.” – Rick Riordan, autor da série Percy Jackson e os Olimpianos Ganhador do prêmio Locus, Meio rei foi considerado, em 2014, uma das 5 melhores obras de fantasia pelo The Washington Post e um dos 10 melhores livros para jovens pela Time. Jurei vingar a morte do meu pai. Posso até ser meio homem, mas sou capaz de fazer um juramento por inteiro. Filho caçula do rei Uthrik, Yarvi nasceu com a mão deformada e sempre foi considerado fraco pela família. Num mundo em que as leis são ditadas por pessoas de braço forte e coração frio, ser incapaz de brandir uma espada ou portar um escudo é o pior defeito de um homem. Mas o que falta a Yarvi em força física lhe sobra em inteligência. Por isso ele estuda para ser ministro e, pelo resto da vida, curar e aconselhar. Ou pelo menos era o que ele pensava. Certa noite, o jovem recebe a notícia de que o pai e o irmão mais velho foram assassinados e não lhe resta escolha a não ser assumir o trono. De uma hora para outra, ele precisa endurecer para vingar as duas mortes. E logo sua jornada o lança numa saga de crueldade e amargura, traição e cinismo, em que as decisões de Yarvi determinarão o destino do reino e de todo o povo. Joe Abercrombie nos apresenta um protagonista surpreendente, numa história de percalços e amadurecimento que abre a trilogia Mar Despedaçado. **** “Refinado e perspicaz, este é talvez o livro de Abercrombie com a técnica mais elaborada... Duvido que você leia o primeiro capítulo e não sinta vontade de continuar.” – Brent Weeks, autor de Caminho das sombras Soprava um vento forte na noite em que Yarvi descobriu que era rei. Ou pelo menos meio rei. Provocava o fogo, que cuspia e estalava de raiva, lançando uma luz tremeluzente. A porta se escancarou com um estrondo e o vento atravessou o aposento. As chamas da fogueira saltaram junto com Yarvi, dançando distorcidas nos milhares de frascos e garrafas. Um vulto subiu os degraus. Era Odem, tio de Yarvi, arfante, com o cabelo emplastrado de chuva no rosto pálido. Encarou o sobrinho com os olhos arregalados e abriu a boca, mas não emitiu nenhum som. Não era necessário ter o dom da empatia para ver que ele estava sob o peso de notícias esmagadoras. – O que foi? – perguntou Yarvi, a garganta apertada de medo. Seu tio se ajoelhou, apoiando as mãos na palha oleosa. Baixou a cabeça e sussurrou apenas duas palavras, com a voz rouca: – Meu rei. E Yarvi soube que seu pai e seu irmão estavam mortos.

Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue''s gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law. The Union army may be full of bastards, but there''s only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta. Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is. Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp. And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There''s only one obstacle left -- his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine . . .

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND THE INDEPENDENT • New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie delivers the stunning conclusion to the epic fantasy trilogy that began with Half a King, praised by George R. R. Martin as “a fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.” “The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.”—James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner Words are weapons. Princess Skara has seen all she loved made blood and ashes. She is left with only words. But the right words can be as deadly as any blade. If she is to reclaim her birthright, she must conquer her fears and sharpen her wits to a lethal edge. Only half a war is fought with swords. The deeply cunning Father Yarvi has walked a long road from crippled slave to king’s minister. He has made allies of old foes and stitched together an uneasy peace. But now the ruthless Grandmother Wexen has raised the greatest army since the elves made war on God, and put Bright Yilling at its head—a man who worships only Death. Sometimes one must fight evil with evil. Some—like Thorn Bathu and the sword-bearer Raith—are born to fight, perhaps to die. Others—like Brand the smith and Koll the wood-carver—would rather stand in the light. But when Mother War spreads her irons wings, she may cast the whole Shattered Sea into darkness. Praise for Half a War “Filled with swift battles, quick plot twists and witty dialogue.”—New York Daily News “A fantasy for all ages, and all times [that] rends the soul as compulsively as anything Abercrombie has written to date . . . Half a War is a success in every way, putting a stupendous capstone on the entire Shattered Sea Trilogy.”—Tordotcom “There’s all the sword-swinging and Machiavellian machinations you could ask for in this tale of a final battle between countries and kings.”—Fredericksburg Free Lance–Star “Engaging, mesmerising and jaw-dropping.”—SciFi Now “Abercrombie piles on shocking betrayals and charges his characters a high price for vengeance in this powerful and fitting final volume.”—Publishers Weekly

Medio mundo es la segunda entrega de la trepidante saga de aventuras «El mar Quebrado» de Joe Abercrombie. «El momento en el que pares, será el momento en el que mueras.» Espina Bathu es una de las pocas chicas de Gettlandia que ha recibido el don de la Madre Guerra. Desesperada por vengar la muerte de su padre, vive para la lucha. Pero tras un trágico accidente en el cuadrado de entrenamiento, su propio instructor la tacha de asesina y se convierte en una proscrita. Zafándose del destino, la joven queda atrapada en una conspiración cuando se embarca en la nave del padre Yarvi, un clérigo tremendamente astuto. Junto con el resto de la tripulación, Espina surcará medio mundo en busca de aliados para luchar contra el despiadado Alto Rey, y aprenderá lecciones muy duras a base de engaños y sangre. La acompaña en este viaje el joven Brand, un guerrero que odia matar. Aunque en una sociedad tan bélica como esta se le considera un fracasado, el periplo por el mar Quebrado le ofrecerá una oportunidad inesperada para redimirse a los ojos de todos. La crítica ha dicho: «En el género fantástico, Abercrombie es único.» The Guardian «Espléndido... Abercrombie tiene un don para crear personajes con dramatismo e ingenio... Esta trepidante historia engancha a los lectores y prepara lo que promete ser un enfrentamiento final explosivo.» Publishers Weekly «Una excelente lectura, muy adictiva... llena de drama y brío.» New York Daily News Los blogueros opinan: «Si ya leísteis Medio rey, no creo que haga falta que os diga que sigáis con Medio mundo, pero si teníais alguna duda, olvidadla. Corred a por él.» Fantífica « Medio mundo es uno de esos libros por los que piensas que se ha creado la literatura. [...] Recomendado no. Imprescindible.» Blog Dr. Motosierra « Medio mundo es un libro realmente intenso, al igual que su antecesor, lleno de aventuras y acción, con unos personajes inolvidables y muy bien caracterizados, giros totalmente inesperados y muy bien pensados y un mundo magistralmente creado por el maravilloso Abercrombie, un gran maestro del grimdark del que, sin duda, me declaro fan incondicional.» Blog El rincón de Arya «El escritor inglés vuelve a regalarnos sus magníficas escenas de acción, con combates y duelos narrados con la habilidad que le caracterizan, y como siempre reservándose algún as en la manga para sorpresa y deleite del lector.» Blog El caballero del árbol sonriente «Apasionante, adictiva y con giros que rompen predecible devenir de la historia, Medio Mundo es sin duda una de las mejores lecturas de 2015, equilibrada y bien escrita que arroja una oscura sombra sobre cualquier otro título juvenil de fantasía.» Blog La biblioteca de Atenea

The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him -- but it''s going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the king of the Northmen still stands firm, and there''s only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy: it''s time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. As his days with a sword are far behind him, it''s fortunate that he''s deadly with his remaining weapons: blackmail, threats, and torture. Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is too painful an undertaking and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too -- and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. The king of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to fall across the heart of the Union. Only the First of the Magi can save the world, but there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, than to break the First Law. . .

Eine junge Kriegerin, ein verratener Prinz und ein blutiger Pfad der Rache In den kalten Nordländern rund um das Splittermeer werden Krieger entweder aus Legenden geboren oder aus Verzweiflung. Das gilt erst recht für eine Kriegerin wie die junge Thorn, deren einziger Wunsch es ist, Rache für den heimtückischen Mord an ihrem Vater zu nehmen. Als ihr Weg sich mit dem von Prinz Yarvi kreuzt, wird Thorn in eine Welt der Kämpfe und Intrigen gegen den grausamen Hochkönig hineingezogen. Eine Welt, für die sie geboren zu sein scheint ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED • ALEX AWARD WINNER • New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie’s thrilling series continues in the follow-up to Half a King, which George R. R. Martin hailed as “a fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.” “The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.”—James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner 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 a murderer by the very man who trained her to kill. Sometimes a woman becomes a warrior. She finds herself caught up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, Gettland’s deeply cunning minister. 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 the journey is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill, a failure in his eyes and hers, but with one chance at redemption. And weapons are made for one purpose. Will Thorn forever be a pawn in the hands of the powerful, or can she carve her own path? Praise for Half the World “An excellent page-turner . . . full of drama and energy.”—New York Daily News “Another entertaining burst of battle, magic and political machinations from the always reliable Joe Abercrombie . . . a thoroughgoing blast, a violent, beautiful rabbit hole of craft that is well worth disappearing into.”—Shelf Awareness “Compelling . . . [Thorn] makes Katniss Everdeen look like Dorothy Gale.”—Chicago Tribune “Splendid . . . Abercrombie has a knack for building characters with pathos and wit. . . . The fast-paced story draws readers along while setting up what promises to be an explosive final showdown.”—Publishers Weekly “Clever, exciting and unexpected.”—SFF World Praise for Joe Abercrombie’s Half a King “Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that’s saying something.”—Patrick Rothfuss “As in all Abercrombie’s books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure.”—Rick Riordan “Enthralling! An up-all-night read.”—Robin Hobb “Polished and sharp, perhaps his most technically proficient novel yet . . . I dare you to read the first chapter and try not to turn the next page.”—Brent Weeks “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. Far too short a time, as it turns out. What a wonderful book.”—Myke Cole “Half a King is full of all the adventure I’ve come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had.”—Sam Sykes

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND THE WASHINGTON POST • LOCUS AWARD WINNER “The Shattered Seas trilogy has worked its way into a very exclusive group of my favorite fantasy novels of all time.”—James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner “A fast-paced tale of betrayal and revenge that grabbed me from page 1 and refused to let go.”—George R. R. Martin “I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath.” Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. And he must do it all with only one good hand. The deceived will become the deceiver. Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule. He cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. The betrayed will become the betrayer. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, he finds they can do more to help him become the man he needs to be than any court of nobles could. Will the usurped become the usurper? But even with loyal friends at his side, Yarvi finds that his path may end as it began—in twists, and traps, and tragedy. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Joe Abercrombie’s Half the World. “Tremendously entertaining . . . lightning-fast and filled with a wonderful collection of rogues, villains and two-faced bastards . . . From the first chapter [Joe Abercrombie] wastes no time as the reader is swept up in a gripping tale of betrayal and revenge.”—SciFi Now “Once this plot has its teeth in you, it will not let go. . . . Abercrombie’s masterful storytelling means that everything, from the characters that you come to love and despise, to the sprawling world that is explored, is enthralling.”—Fantasy Book Review “Abercrombie’s Shattered Sea is a fantastic yet believable backdrop to Yarvi’s struggle, a vivid imaginary land.”—The Seattle Times “Intriguing characters . . . nonstop action.”—Chicago Tribune “Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that’s saying something.”—Patrick Rothfuss “As in all Abercrombie’s books, friends turn out to be enemies, enemies turn out to be friends; the line between good and evil is murky indeed; and nothing goes quite as we expect. With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure.”—Rick Riordan “Enthralling! An up-all-night read.”—Robin Hobb “Polished and sharp, perhaps his most technically proficient novel yet . . . I dare you to read the first chapter and try not to turn the next page.”—Brent Weeks “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. Far too short a time, as it turns out. What a wonderful book.”—Myke Cole “Half a King is full of all the adventure I’ve come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had.”—Sam Sykes

“Abercrombie escreveu a melhor trilogia de fantasia épica dos últimos tempos. É um escritor que ninguém deveria deixar de ler.” – Junot Díaz, vencedor do Prêmio Pulitzer Uma guerra está prestes a eclodir. Assolada por conspirações internas, a União ainda precisa mobilizar seus exércitos para combater os inimigos externos. Nesse momento de incertezas, um homem se apresenta como o lendário Bayaz, o Primeiro dos Magos, retornando do exílio depois de séculos. Sua presença tornará a vida de Sand dan Glokta, Jezal dan Luthar e Logen Nove Dedos muito mais difícil. Glokta é um ex-prisioneiro de guerra que passou anos sob tortura. Por ironia, agora é nas mãos dele que os supostos traidores da Coroa admitem crimes, apontam comparsas e assinam confissões – sejam culpados ou não. Já Nove Dedos é conhecido por jamais deixar um inimigo viver tempo suficiente para falar uma palavra sequer. Por sua vez, tudo o que o mulherengo Jezal deseja é obter fama e glória vencendo o campeonato de esgrima, para depois ser recompensado com um alto cargo no governo e jamais ter um dia de trabalho pesado na vida. O destino desses quatro personagens está prestes a colidir – e, no impacto, a linha que separa o herói do vilão pode ficar tênue demais. **** “Deliciosamente tortuoso e malévolo.” – THE GUARDIAN “É engraçado, violento e brilhante. Imagine se Quentin Tarantino escrevesse um livro repleto de espadas e feitiçaria.” – UNSHELVED BOOK CLUB “Os críticos comparam Abercrombie a Charles Dickens, mas, convenhamos: Dickens nunca foi tão divertido.” – Revista STARBURST “Uma fantasia sem heróis convencionais. São claramente os personagens que ocupam o palco central aqui. Seus diálogos são cheios de cinismo e sutilezas; suas vidas, repletas de intrigas, batalhas e magia.” – ROMANTIC TIMES

A New York Times bestseller! They burned her home. They stole her brother and sister. But vengeance is following. Shy South hoped to bury her bloody past and ride away smiling, but she''ll have to sharpen up some bad old ways to get her family back, and she''s not a woman to flinch from what needs doing. She sets off in pursuit with only a pair of oxen and her cowardly old step father Lamb for company. But it turns out Lamb''s buried a bloody past of his own. And out in the lawless Far Country the past never stays buried. Their journey will take them across the barren plains to a frontier town gripped by gold fever, through feud, duel and massacre, high into the unmapped mountains to a reckoning with the Ghosts. Even worse, it will force them into an alliance with Nicomo Cosca, infamous soldier of fortune, and his feckless lawyer Temple, two men no one should ever have to trust . . . Red Country takes place in the same world as the First Law trilogy, Best Served Cold, andThe Heroes. This novel also represents the return of Logen Ninefingers, one of Abercrombie''s most beloved characters.

Le tocsin de la guerre résonne aux portes de l''Union. L''armée du monde libre, inexpérimentée, semble inconsciente du danger qui la guette. Face à elle, sur le front du Nord, les barbares de Bethod se chauffent d''un tout autre bois... Au sud, les forces du Gorkhul se massent au pied de la cité de Dagoska. Alors que la ville bouillonne des préparatifs de la bataille, Glotka découvre une conspiration visant à livrer la ville à l''ennemi sans combat. Menacé à chaque instant, l''Inquisiteur a besoin de réponses, et vite. Pendant ce temps, la poignée de héros réunie par Bayaz progresse vers le bord du Monde. Le Mage espère y trouver la Graine, une relique jadis responsable de la destruction d''un empire et, peut-être aujourd''hui, l''unique voie de salut pour l''Union...

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, and 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. . .

''As brilliant as its predecessor'' SF REVU Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It''s bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that''s coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod''s scouts, let alone the cream of his forces. In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come, preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land ... but a plot is festering to hand the city to its beseigers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within and without the city, Glokta needs answers, and he needs them soon. And to the east a small band of malefactors travel to the edge of the world to reclaim a device from history - a Seed, hidden for generations - with tremendous destructive potential. A device which could put a end to war, to the army of Eaters in the South, to the invasion of Shanka from the North - but only if it can be found, and only if its power can be controlled ...

''Delightfully twisted and evil'' GUARDIAN ''Highly recommended ... seek it out'' Joe Hill Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and increasingly bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire, is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers. Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain, shallow, selfish and self-obsessed, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with obsessive and boring old men. And Logen Ninefingers, an infamous warrior with a bloody past, is about to wake up in a hole in the snow with plans to settle a blood feud with Bethod, the new King of the Northmen, once and for all - ideally by running away from it. But as he''s discovering, old habits die really, really hard indeed... ...especially when Bayaz gets involved. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he''s about to make the lives of Glotka, Jezal and Logen a whole lot more difficult...

Logen Neuf-Doigts, le barbare le plus redouté du Nord a finalement vu sa chance tourner : son dernier combat risque bien d''être celui de trop. La perspective de ne laisser à ses ennemis hilares qu''une poignée de mauvaises chansons ne l''enchante guère ; aussi, quand les esprits lui révèlent qu''un mystérieux mage l''attend au Sud, se met-il en route. Après tout, qu''a-t-il de mieux à faire ? Jeune et fringant officier, le capitaine Jezal dan Luthar n''a rien de plus dangereux en tête qu''arnaquer ses amis aux cartes, se mettre minable et remporter le Tournoi annuel d''escrime. Mais la guerre gronde, et les batailles qu''on livre sur le front du Nord ne s''interrompent pas au premier sang. Tortionnaire accompli, l''Inquisiteur Glotka ne rêve que de voir l''arrogant capitaine tomber entre ses mains. Mais lui ou un autre, Glotka déteste tout le monde : obtenir des aveux de traîtrise à longueur de journée laisse peu de place à l''amitié. Sa dernière piste de cadavres pourrait bien le conduire droit au cœur du gouvernement corrompu... si toutefois il vit assez longtemps pour la suivre. Alors que de funestes complots sont sur le point d''être révélés, que des querelles millénaires remontent à la surface, la ligne qui sépare les héros des traîtres est assez fine pour faire couler le sang !