Shelfology Book Pairing

Book One

by Joe Abercrombie

'Delightfully twisted and evil' GUARDIAN 'Highly recommended ... seek it out' Joe Hill Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and increasingly bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire, is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers. Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain, shallow, selfish and self-obsessed, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with obsessive and boring old men. And Logen Ninefingers, an infamous warrior with a bloody past, is about to wake up in a hole in the snow with plans to settle a blood feud with Bethod, the new King of the Northmen, once and for all - ideally by running away from it. But as he's discovering, old habits die really, really hard indeed... ...especially when Bayaz gets involved. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Glotka, Jezal and Logen a whole lot more difficult...

Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary, an Explosive Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel (#1 New York Times Bestselling Red Rising Series Book 1)

by Pierce Brown

A LIMITED HARDBACK EDITION OF THE FIRST NOVEL OF PIERCE BROWN'S ICONIC NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING RED RISING SAGA. This edition features new cover artwork, illustrated slipcase, designed sprayed edges, fold-out poster and full-colour illustrated endpapers with a new map. 'I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.' Darrow is a Helldiver. A pioneer of Mars. Born to slave beneath the earth so that one day, future generations might live above it. He is a Red - humankind's lowest caste. But he has something the Golds - the ruthless ruling class - will never understand. He has a wife he worships, a family who give him strength. He has love. And when they take that from him, all that remains is revenge . . . READERS LOVE PIERCE BROWN 'Oh my word. Now THAT was a book! I just ... I can't even' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I cannot wait to see where this series goes, if it's anything like this I know my heart is going to be hurting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Is this one of the best books ever written? Your Gorydamn right it is!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'honestly the best book in terms of getting you invested in the first few pages. I'm on the third book now and havent been able to put the series down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely fantastic book. I HAVE FORCED 2 OF MY FRIENDS TO READ IT AND THEY STILL THANK ME. Read it. You owe it to yourself' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐