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Best Served Cold
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Best Served Cold (2009) (edit title/settings)

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Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. Armies march, heads roll and cities burn, while behind the... read more

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“Joe Abercrombie’s BEST SERVED COLD is a bloody and relentless epic of vengeance and obsession in the grand tradition, a kind of splatterpunk sword ‘n sorcery COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, Dumas by way of Moorcock. His cast features tyrants and torturers, a pair of poisoners, a serial killer, a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

“Joe Abercrombie’s BEST SERVED COLD is a bloody and relentless epic of vengeance and obsession in the grand tradition, a kind of splatterpunk sword ‘n sorcery COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, Dumas by way of Moorcock. His cast features tyrants and torturers, a pair of poisoners, a serial killer, a treacherous drunk, a red-handed warrior and a blood-soaked mercenary captain. And those are the good guys … The battles are vivid and visceral, the action brutal, the pace headlong, and Abercrombie piles the betrayals, reversals, and plot twists one atop another to keep us guessing how it will all come out. This is his best book yet.”

—George RR Martin, author of A Game of Thrones

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The sunrise was the colour of bad blood.

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This is book 4 of 6 in The First Law Universe. (universe)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Joe Abercrombie (Author)

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  1. Didier Graffet (Cover Artist) - Sword illustration, 2008
  2. Dave Senior (Artist) - Map, 2009

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Country: UK
Publication Date: June 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-575-08245-8
Page Count: 536

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  • Library of Congress: PR6101.B49 B47 2009
  • Dewey: 823.92 22

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Here's the typical Abercrombie for you: lots of swearing, hence very strong language. Graphic sex scenes described.

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