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Red Country

Joe Abercrombie (2012)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages464 (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.32/5 (67199)
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentMild
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceViolenceMurderDeathKidnappingBloodGore

Positive tags

Found FamilyRedemption ArcSurvivalAdventure

Hero archetypes

MercenaryMorally Gray Hero

Heroine archetypes

Vengeance-Driven HeroineWarrior / Soldier

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersReluctant Hero

Tropes

Reluctant HeroQuestRoad TripGrimdarkMorally Gray ProtagonistAntiheroMercenaryFound FamilyMentor Figure

Themes

RedemptionVengeanceFamilySurvivalMoral AmbiguityViolence and ConsequencesLawlessness

Synopsis

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.

Tags

Grimdark FantasyWestern FantasyQuest Fantasy