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* AndManGrewProud: Legends speak of elves that used to populate the land, but were destroyed in a cataclysm and left behind ruins and artifacts far beyond the technology of the setting. [[spoiler:It's all but confirmed that the elves were modern or near-future humans whose society was destroyed in a nuclear war]].
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* GuileHero: Yarvi at the start of the trilogy. As his disabled arm prevents him from becoming a warrior, Yarvi uses his wits and words to achieve his goals. However, as the trilogy progress [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain he slowly transitions]] into a ManipulativeBastard.
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* ActionGirl: Thorn Bathu, very much so - one of few women in the setting who actively learn how to fight. However, a LadyOfWar she is ''not''; she's too rough around the edges for that.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Kings (Uthil and Grom-gil-Gorm) and military leaders (Bright Yilling) are also the best warriors in personal combat.
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* AbusiveParents: Yarvi's father was extremely emotionally abusive toward him and at one point physically abusive toward him as well, until stopped by Yarvi's mother. Although Yarvi's mother cares for him, she has a very cold/distant attitude toward him, and at best, their relationship is more that of allies than mother and son.
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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: [[spoiler: Yarvi in the first book is a cunning hero who can be somewhat ruthless, in the second book, he's acquired a somewhat sinister reputation and does some very morally questionable acts- but they don't seem that bad because all works out. By the end of the third book Yarvi is the villain of the series and is worse than the people he opposed, ruthlessly sacrificing his friends and everyone else in his obsession with revenge and self-validation.]]
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: [[spoiler: Yarvi in the first book is a cunning hero who can be somewhat ruthless, in the second book, he's acquired a somewhat sinister reputation and does some very morally questionable acts- but they don't seem that bad because all works out. By the end of the third book Yarvi is the villain of the series and is worse than the people he opposed, ruthlessly sacrificing his friends and everyone else in his obsession with revenge and self-validation.]]
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* AfterTheEnd: The current civilization is built on the remnants of an earlier one which destroyed itself. The term "Shattered Sea" refers to a cataclysm which split continents and left some areas as uninhabitable [[EldritchLocation Eldritch Locations]]. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied throughout and essentially confirmed in the third book that the series takes place on Earth in the future and the cataclysm in question was a nuclear war.]]
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Bright Yilling from the third book, so-called because of his [[LightIsNotGood shinning, silver armor]] is a handsome man with a boyish face and charming manner... who is a death worshipping PsychoForHire who [[BloodKnight loves combat against a worthy opponent]], but is equally happy to [[WouldHurtAnInnocent massacre civilians]] and [[BadBoss kill his own men]].
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Bright Yilling from the third book, so-called because of his [[LightIsNotGood shinning, silver armor]] is a handsome man with a boyish face and charming manner... who is a death worshipping PsychoForHire who [[BloodKnight loves combat against a worthy opponent]], but is equally happy to [[WouldHurtAnInnocent massacre civilians]] and [[BadBoss kill his own men]].
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* [[PiecesOfGod Pieces of God]]: Most people believe that God was split into 409 pieces by the elves. However, the Southern Religion claims that God is too powerful to be destroyed, and that there is still only one God, but with may facets, similar to the trinity in Christianity.
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The Shattered Sea Trilogy is a Young Adult [[LowFantasy Low Fantasy]] series by Joe Abercrombie, writer of the [[Literature/TheFirstLaw First Law]]. While it is noticeably less dark than his earlier novels, it's still a fairly grim series of books. The books take place in a Viking like society, with the focus on the wars and politics of the country of Gettland, and its threats from invaders from northern Vansterland and the manipulation of the High King in the south.
The first book, Half a King, deals with the coming of age of the crippled Yarvi, son of the dead king, who when betrayed and stripped of his rank, must fight to avenge his dead father, and slay all those who caused his death.
The second book, Half the World, deals with two new POV characters, Thorn and Brand, who follow Yarvi in his journey across the world to find allies against the High King.
The third book, Half a War, deals again with new POV characters, princess Skara, the warrior Raith, and Yarvi's apprentice Koll, as they fight the High King's armies to break free of his hold.
The Shattered Sea Trilogy is a Young Adult [[LowFantasy Low Fantasy]] series by Joe Abercrombie, writer of the [[Literature/TheFirstLaw First Law]]. While it is noticeably less dark than his earlier novels, it's still a fairly grim series of books. The books take place in a Viking like society, with the focus on the wars and politics of the country of Gettland, and its threats from invaders from northern Vansterland and the manipulation of the High King in the south.
The first book, Half a King, deals with the coming of age of the crippled Yarvi, son of the dead king, who when betrayed and stripped of his rank, must fight to avenge his dead father, and slay all those who caused his death.
The second book, Half the World, deals with two new POV characters, Thorn and Brand, who follow Yarvi in his journey across the world to find allies against the High King.
The third book, Half a War, deals again with new POV characters, princess Skara, the warrior Raith, and Yarvi's apprentice Koll, as they fight the High King's armies to break free of his hold.
