"The battles are vivid and visceral, the action brutal, the pace headlong, and Abercrombie piles the betrayals, reversals, and plot twists one atop another to keep us guessing how it will all come out." ―George R.R. The enthralling sequel to Best Served Cold from the New York Times bestselling author of Red Country and The Blade Itself. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, on Best Served Cold They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher.