

Best Served Cold takes the typical revenge tale and puts it on steroids and no amount of pain, tragedy, or opposing forces will stand in the way. Whenever you perceive a line in the sand, he will cross it every time with a devious smile. Joe Abercrombie is known throughout the fantasy circles for his grit, viscous, and grimdark scenes with his characters. 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. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. 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. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto’s reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Her victories have made her popular - a shade too popular for her employer’s taste. 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. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, and behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king. 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. 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. 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.



Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Her victories have made her popular - a shade too popular for her employer's taste. 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.
