Jan B reviewed Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Half an Abercrombie
3 stars
An easy read, but a poor man's First Law story.
Paperback
Published Jan. 1, 2014 by Harper Voyager.
Half a King
4 stars
(4 reviews)
Kadomi@buecher.pnpde.social reviewed Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Grimdark YA
5 stars
As a rule, I don't usually read YA because I hate all the common tropes. But apparently I am reading anything Joe Abercrombie ever wrote, and I have no regrets. Half A King was absolutely fantastic.
Prince Yarvi was born a cripple, with only one hand, and in his viking-like kingdom, everyone treats him like a cripple, especially his father the king, and his brother, the heir. However, due to treachery King and heir are killed, and instead of becoming a scholar, Yarvi inherits the throne. But he also experiences treachery, and ends up having his throne stolen from him, working as a galley slave. Yet he's sworn an oath to avenge himself, and it turns out this cripple of a boy has great strength of will.
I loved Yarvi, I loved his intrepid crew of companions. I shipped him with Sumael, and I applauded the end. It's pretty dark …
As a rule, I don't usually read YA because I hate all the common tropes. But apparently I am reading anything Joe Abercrombie ever wrote, and I have no regrets. Half A King was absolutely fantastic.
Prince Yarvi was born a cripple, with only one hand, and in his viking-like kingdom, everyone treats him like a cripple, especially his father the king, and his brother, the heir. However, due to treachery King and heir are killed, and instead of becoming a scholar, Yarvi inherits the throne. But he also experiences treachery, and ends up having his throne stolen from him, working as a galley slave. Yet he's sworn an oath to avenge himself, and it turns out this cripple of a boy has great strength of will.
I loved Yarvi, I loved his intrepid crew of companions. I shipped him with Sumael, and I applauded the end. It's pretty dark for YA, and unlike the First Law books, there's none of the deeply dark humour. It's just a dark and cold story of a very likeable boy.
