Red Country
A First Law Novel
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4.4 • 85 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
'Joe Abercrombie is doing some terrific work' George R. R. Martin, author of GAME OF THRONES.
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 stepfather 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 alliance with Nicomo Cosca, infamous soldier of fortune, and his feckless lawyer Temple, two men no one should ever have to trust...
The past never stays buried...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Abercrombie continues expanding the world of his First Law trilogy with this gripping and violent stand-alone military fantasy, which loosely follows The Heroes. Shy South returns home from a trip to town to find her younger brother and sister have been kidnapped and her farm razed. Shy and her stepfather, Lamb, who both have some shady spots in their past, begin to track a cold-blooded killer who's rounding up children and herding them to the far north. Along the way, they encounter numerous impediments, including trophy-taking natives, raging rivers, and run-ins with both Union soldiers and Northmen. Meanwhile, Gen. Cosca of the Company of the Gracious Hand illegally marches his mercenaries over the northern border in search of rebels, real or imagined, stirring up mayhem and ill will as he goes. Terrific fight scenes, compelling characters (some familiar, some new), and sardonic, vivid prose show Abercrombie at the top of his game.
Customer Reviews
Red Country
An amazing blend of Wild West sagas, populated by Middle Ages heroes with a hint of magic thrown in for the sci fantasy touch. A great read.
Thankyou
Since the sad passing of Mr Gemmell, I had yet to find an author I enjoyed as much until discovering the sublime works of Mr Abercrombie. Thankyou sir for providing us with stories of this quality. I look forward to what comes next.
Red Country
The humour in this book is a relief from the otherwise unrelenting body fluids alternating with the ugliness of humanity which slap the reader from every page Something, however saves this book. Just can't say what. Some nice one liner life philosophies perhaps. Obviously the author is talented. Something kept me reading it to the end. Won't be signing up for more though.