#161 in Fantasy
Red Country
- 464
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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About the book
'Joe Abercrombie is doing some terrific work' George R. R. Martin, author of GAME OF THRONES. They burned her home. They stole her brother and sister. But vengeance is following. Shy South hoped to bury her bloody past and ride away smiling, but she'll have to sharpen up some bad old ways to get her family back, and she's not a woman to flinch from what needs doing. She sets off in pursuit with only a pair of oxen and her cowardly old stepfather Lamb for company. But it turns out Lamb's buried a bloody past of his own, and out in the lawless Far Country, the past never stays buried. Their journey will take them across the barren plains to a frontier town gripped by gold fever, through feud, duel and massacre, high into the unmapped mountains to a reckoning with the Ghosts. Even worse, it will force them into alliance with Nicomo Cosca, infamous soldier of fortune, and his feckless lawyer Temple, two men no one should ever have to trust... The past never stays buried...
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 506 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 13 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 493 | 97% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Absolutely loved this one! My favorite First Law book. I loved so many of the characters, the story and especially the ending!”
“Return of the lightheartedness of the first books is certainly welcome. Another amazing book from the series, some cameos and straight up comebacks are present. The audioversion is great as usual with Steven Pacey.”
Frequently asked
How long is Red Country?
It has 464 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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