Red Country

by Joe Abercrombie · 2012

When a ruthless raid leaves Shy South’s home in ashes and her younger siblings kidnapped, she is forced to confront a violent past she thought she could leave behind. With only a pair of oxen and her reluctant step‑father Lamb—who hides his own dark history—Shy rides into the lawless Far Country, a frontier where grudges fester and the dead never stay buried. Their trek carries them across barren plains to a gold‑crazy boomtown, through brutal feuds, duels and massacres, and up into unmapped mountains haunted by ancient ghosts. Along the way they are drawn into a precarious alliance with the infamous mercenary Nicomo Cosca and his inept lawyer Temple, while the legendary Logen Ninefingers reappears to tip the scales of fate. Joe Abercrombie’s gritty, character‑driven saga blends relentless revenge, stark humor, and a vivid, unforgiving world, delivering a pulse‑pounding adventure that will keep readers on the edge of the saddle.