Red Country
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Red Country

by Joe Abercrombie

2012•Fantasy•464 pages

Taste attributes: fantasywesternactionfastunsavouryimaginarylinearglossyall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

With her cowardly step father for company, Shy South journeys into the lawless Far Country, reckoning with the Ghosts and being forced into an alliance with the infamous soldier of fortune Nicomo Cosca, with one purpose in mind: to get her family back.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyWesternActionAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyTroubled leads

Subjects

SoldiersRevenge

Details

Author
Joe Abercrombie
Published
2012
Pages
464
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