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Half the world / Joe Abercrombie.

Summary:

Fifteen-year-old Thorn, determined to become a king's soldier, is fighting not just physical opponents, but her world's social mores. Girls are supposed to desire nothing more than a wealthy husband. Period. Thorn's struggles to achieve her dream make for a riveting read.

Sometimes a girl is touched by Mother War. Thorn is such a girl. Desperate to avenge her dead father, she lives to fight. But she has been named a murderer by the very man who trained her to kill. Sometimes a woman becomes a warrior. She finds herself caught up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, Gettland's deeply cunning minister. Crossing half the world to find allies against the ruthless High King, she learns harsh lessons of blood and deceit. Sometimes a warrior becomes a weapon. Beside her on the journey is Brand, a young warrior who hates to kill, a failure in his eyes and hers, but with one chance at redemption. And weapons are made for one purpose. Will Thorn forever be a pawn in the hands of the powerful, or can she carve her own path?

Record details

ISBN: 9780804178426 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0804178429 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780804178433 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: 366 pages : map ; 25 cm
Edition: First U.S. Edition.
Publisher: New York : Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, [2015]