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Half a King: Shattered Sea Series, Book 1
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Yarvi, second son of the feared King Uthrik and the ruthless Queen Laithlin of Gettland, was born with a useless hand, and cannot hold a shield, or make fast a knot, or pull an oar, or do any of the things expected from a man. Left an outcast, he' s surrendered his birthright and been given a woman' s place as apprentice to Mother Gundring, Gettland' s Minister, training to be an adviser, diplomat, healer and translator. But when his father and brother are murdered by Grom-gil-Gorm, King of neighboring Vansterland, Yarvi is forced to take the Black Chair and become king himself - or half a king, at least - swear an oath of vengeance against the killers of his father, and lead a raid against the Vanstermen. Betrayed, left for dead, and enslaved on a rotting trading galley, Yarvi will need all his Minister' s wit and cunning to escape, and all his diplomacy and knowledge to keep a rag-tag band of other slaves together on a month long trek across the frozen wastes of the utmost north. Among them are Sumael, the ship' s single-minded navigator, Rulf, an ex-raider, Jaud, an ex-baker, and Nothing, a mad old man with a mysterious past and an almost magical skill with a sword. And their owner, the brutal Captain Shadikshirram, will be dogging their heels at every step. Father Peace may be the patron god of Ministers, but to reclaim the Black Chair, Yarvi will have to strike a deal with Mother War, and once you' ve invited the mother of crows to be your guest, there can be no telling whose blood will be spilled.
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        Prince Yarvi's deformed hand makes him a weakling in the eyes of his family and of his warrior culture; he wants nothing more than to become a scholar and avoid inheriting power. When he unexpectedly gains the throne and then just as suddenly loses it, Yarvi swears an oath of vengeance against his betrayers and sets out to reclaim the crown he never wanted. Abercrombie (Red Country) entertains and surprises with plot twists right up to the final pages as Yarvi's journey back home takes him through captivity and privation with a mismatched group of wanderers. The outcasts must learn to trust one another if they're going to survive to the end of the road. Reader John Keating provides voices and accents to give the cast of characters and the roster of warring nations their own identities and does a fine job with the grim (though sometimes humorous) tone of the novel. VERDICT Recommended for readers who tire of sprawling multivolume fantasy epics and detailed worldbuilding, who hunger for a tight, fast-paced adventure story full of betrayals, reversals, and bloodied blades. ["A vivid cast of characters and plenty of action and high adventure," read the review of the Del Rey: Ballantine hc, LJ 5/15/14.]--Jason Puckett, Georgia State Univ. Lib, Atlanta

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