Settlers are moving west through the Far Country, the land of the Ghosts (Native American analogues), looking for gold, following dreams, bringing “civilization” with them.

Or like a grimdark fantasy by Joe Cook and Stephen Erikson with a strong western angle. Joe Abercrombie’s Red Country (2012) reads a little like Blood Meridian crossed with Shane in an epic fantasy setting. )Ĭormac McCarthy and Jack Schaefer Do Epic Fantasy? You just have to be realistic about these things. Only gave the story four stars, because it doesn't quite stand up to the first law trilogy. There is a long time span between The last argument of kings and Red country along with plenty of characters and events to expand upon, so maybe we shall see another book detailing that time period more closely from the perspective of characters we haven't heard of for a long time. I'm now more hopeful about hearing more about the fates of many of the old characters, though. Storytelling is quite good, albeit the pacing is a little slow, events less grandiose and I would have, personally, enjoyed seeing more tie-ins into the previous books. There are many parallels in Red Country to the colonization of the Americas, which adds an interesting tone to the story and at least for me, makes it easier to picture the world around the main characters. So much the better when the story is a decent one. As others have noted, Steven Pacey is a remarkable narrator and would make a mediocre story sound superb. He has read numerous audiobooks including Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy, Best Served Cold and The Heroes, and abridged titles by Matthew Reilly.ĭid not expect to see another book by Joe Abercrombie so soon after The Heroes and was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon it by chance. He has worked extensively in Theatre, TV and film for many years and in 2009 played opposite Graham Norton in La Cage Aux Folles at London's Playhouse Theatre. Steven Pacey is best known for his role as Del Tarrant in the third and fourth seasons of the sci-fi series Blake's 7. Their journey will take them across the lawless plains, to a frontier town gripped by gold fever, through feuds, duels and massacres, and high into unmapped mountains to a reckoning with ancient enemies, and force them into alliance with Nicomo Cosca, infamous soldier of fortune.and a man no one should ever have to trust… But it turns out he's hiding a bloody past of his own. She sets off in grim pursuit with only her cowardly old step-father Lamb for company. Shy South comes home to her farm to find a blackened shell her brother and sister have been stolen and she's going to have to return to her bad old ways if she's ever going to see them again.

Red country by joe abercrombie