Prince Yarvi, with a withered hand, has always known he'd never be king. His father and his older brother are warriors. He's perfectly content to become a minister, and for this he is suited. He's smart and clever (not the same thing).
But then all his plans go awry. His father and his brother are killed by treachery. And he's drawn into a complex world he's not equipped for. Then things really get bad.
This is Joe Abercrombie's first shot at YA fiction. His adult fiction is bloody and uncompromising and deals with multiple layers of morality. I'm delighted to say the only thing that has changed in this book, is the level of violence. His world is still just as complex and multilayered and his characters have to try to wend their way through choices that are bad, worse and impossible to make.
Very nice job.
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