Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

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Striking, character-driven and cynical noir fantasy

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Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

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 ...
Joe Abercrombie is a freelance film editor living in London.
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ISBN 13 9780575077881
ISBN 10 0575077883
Title Before They Are Hanged
Author Joe Abercrombie
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2007-03-15
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.