Book guide
Before They Are Hanged
As war descends on the frozen north, a divided and incompetent army faces a bloody slaughter it is wholly unprepared to survive.
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About Before They Are Hanged
A bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It is bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that is coming.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The First Law · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- war
- violence
- gore
- death
- murder
- torture
- slavery
- misogyny
- sexual content
- cannibalism
