Before They Are Hanged

, #2

Paperback, 592 pages

English language

Published April 15, 2008 by Orion Publishing Group, Limited.

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978-0-575-08201-4
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A bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It's bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that's coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scouts, let alone the cream of his forces.

In the heat-ravaged south, the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come, and preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land ... but a plot is festering to hand the city to its besiegers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without a trace. Threatened from within and without the city, Glokta needs answers, and he needs them soon.

And to the east, a small …

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Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • High Fantasy