Before They Are Hanged: Book Two

SF REVU is a bloody and dangerous war in the frozen north, with the Union army unprepared for the slaughter. In the south, the Gurkish are massing to assault Dagoska, and a plot is festering to hand the city to its beseigers. To the east, a small band of malefactors travel to reclaim a Seed with destructive potential.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 23 June 2022
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

As dazzling as its predecessor, SF REVU, a fierce and merciless war is approaching the frozen north. It is bloody and dangerous, and the Union army, divided by politics and hindered by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that awaits. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons, the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scouts, let alone the cream of his forces.

In the scorching south, the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come, preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land... but a plot is festering to hand the city to its besiegers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within and without, Glokta needs answers, and he needs them soon.

And to the east, a small band of malefactors travels to the edge of the world to reclaim a device from history - a Seed, hidden for generations - with tremendous destructive potential. A device that could put an end to war, to the army of Eaters in the South, to the invasion of Shanka from the North - but only if it can be found, and only if its power can be controlled...

Weight: 652g
Dimension: 165 x 242 x 41 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399604314