Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie is a UK edition published by Gollancz in 2010, featuring 664 pages in English. Set against the backdrop of a war-torn Styria, the narrative unfolds amidst a brutal conflict between the Grand Duke Orso and the League of Eight. As armies clash and cities fall, the story centers on Monza Murcatto, a renowned mercenary who finds herself betrayed and left for dead. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, she embarks on a perilous journey to settle scores with those who wronged her.
Readers will encounter a tale filled with intrigue and treachery, where Monza’s quest for revenge leads her to forge alliances with an eclectic group of characters, including a drunken companion and a cunning poisoner. The narrative explores themes of loyalty and betrayal within a richly crafted fantasy world, where the stakes are high and danger lurks at every turn. With elements of action, adventure, and military strategy, this edition offers a deep dive into a complex and violent struggle for power in a vividly imagined setting.
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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. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.
War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso’s employ, it’s a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular – a shade too popular for her employer’s taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto’s reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.
Her allies include Styria’s least reliable drunkard, Styria’s most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that’s all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started…
Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge.
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