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. First Law Trilogy"The Blade Itself""Before They Are Hanged""Last Argument of Kings" Novels in the First Law world"Best Served Cold""The Heroes""Red Country"
Industry Reviews
"Pointed, driven, and sharp."-- "Locus" "Abercrombie never glosses over a moment of the madness, passion, and horror of war, nor the tribulations that turn ordinary people into the titular heroes."-- Publishers Weekly "Brilliant."-- The Guardian (UK) "It's violent and full of treachery and horror, but it's delivered with Abercrombie's signature dark humor and a hint of cynicism."-- Sci Fi Magazine "An outstanding novel."--Fantasy Book Critic "Pointed, driven, and sharp."-- "Locus "on "Red Country" "Magnificent, richly entertaining"-- Time on "The Heroes" "New, fresh, and exciting."--The "Independent "(UK) "Pointed, driven, and sharp." ""Locus "on "Red Country""" "Magnificent, richly entertaining" "Time on "The Heroes""" "Imagine The Lord of the Rings as directed by Kurosawa." "Lev Grossman, Wall Street Journal on "The Heroes""" "New, fresh, and exciting." "The "Independent "(UK)"" "Abercrombie writes fantasy like no one else."--The Guardian (UK) "Exhilarating... Abercrombie's knack for wit and grit holds your attention throughout, and his eye for character means that there's heart as well as muscle."--SFX (UK) "New, fresh, and exciting."--The Independent (UK) "[Abercrombie has] begun breaking his own rules. And succeeding wildly at it. ... [R]arely has Abercrombie had so much fun while rollicking through his colorful cast's foibles and witty dialogue - and rarely has he dished out so much straight-for-the-heart poignancy."--The A.V. Club "Imagine The Lord of the Rings as directed by Kurosawa."--Lev Grossman, Wall Street Journal on The Heroes "Magnificent, richly entertaining"--Time on The Heroes "Terrific fight scenes, compelling characters (some familiar, some new), and sardonic, vivid prose show Abercrombie at the top of his game."--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on Red Country "Pointed, driven, and sharp."--Locus on Red Country "Abercrombie writes fantasy like no one else." "The "Guardian" (UK)"" "Abercrombie writes fantasy like no one else."-- The "Guardian" (UK) Praise for The Heroes: "Magnificent, richly entertaining"-- Time
