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The series tells the story of Yarvi, youngest son of a warlike king. Born with a crippled hand, he can never live up to his father's expectations of what a real man should be and his destiny is not the throne but the Ministry, not the sword and shield but the book and the soft word spoken. But when his father and brother are killed, Yarvi is propelled to kingship and must sit in the Black Chair, between gods and men, and half a man must find a way to rule as half a king. |
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The trilogy is set in what is at first glance an epic fantasy world, but is later shown as a [[Dying Earth (subgenre)|Dying Earth]]-type post-apocalyptic [[Scandinavia]], seemingly thousands of years in the future. Society has regressed to a medieval-equivalent level after a cataclysm of some kind (probably nuclear), and the remnants of present-day civilisation are known as "elf-ruins". |
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The map of the ''Shattered Sea'' tallies closely with that of the current day [[Baltic Sea]], the main three countries of the book, Gettland, Vansterland and Throvenland seem to make up most of what is left of modern-day Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decoding the map of Joe Abercrombie's Shattered Sea|url=http://thewertzone.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/decoding-map-of-joe-abercrombies.html|website=The Wertzone|accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref> |
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| Author | Joe Abercrombie |
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| Land | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Genre | Fantasy |
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| Published | 2014 – 2015 |
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Shattered Sea is a young adult fantasy series written by British author Joe Abercrombie,[1] a trilogy of novels published by Del Rey in the United States and Harper Voyager in the UK.
Novels
| # | Titel | Pages | UK release | UK hardback ISBN |
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| 1 | Half a King | 384 | 3 July 2014 | ISBN 978-0007550203 |
| 2 | Half the World | 496 | 15 February 2015 | ISBN 978-0007550234 |
| 3 | Half a War | 512 | 16 July 2015 | ISBN 978-0007550265 |
Plot
The story follows the exploits of Yarvi, a young prince of Gettland with a disabled hand. When his father dies Yarvi is elevated to the throne but faces a struggle to keep it as others conspire to take it from him. [2] Initially the main point of view character, the second book moves to two new characters, Thorn and Brand, while Yarvi remains as a central character.[1] In the third book, three new POV characters (the princess Skara, the Vansterland warrior Raith, and Father Yarvi's apprentice Koll, who features throughout the second book also) are introduced.
Setting
The series tells the story of Yarvi, youngest son of a warlike king. Born with a crippled hand, he can never live up to his father's expectations of what a real man should be and his destiny is not the throne but the Ministry, not the sword and shield but the book and the soft word spoken. But when his father and brother are killed, Yarvi is propelled to kingship and must sit in the Black Chair, between gods and men, and half a man must find a way to rule as half a king.
References
- ^ a b "Fiction Book Review: Half a King". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Review: Half a King". Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
External links
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