<b>Joe Abercrombie’s <i>Best Served Cold</i> meets George R. R. Martin’s <i>A Game of Thrones</i> in the final novel in Richard K. Morgan’s epic A Land Fit for Heroes trilogy, which burst onto the fantasy scene with <i>The Steel Remains</i> and <i>The Cold Commands</i>.<br><br></b>Ringil Eskiath, a reluctant hero viewed as a corrupt degenerate by the very people who demand his help, has traveled far in search of the Illwrack Changeling, a deathless human sorcerer-warrior raised by the bloodthirsty Aldrain, former rulers of the world. Separated from his companions—Egar the Dragonbane and Archeth—Ringil risks his soul to master a deadly magic that alone can challenge the might of the Changeling. While Archeth and the Dragonbane embark on a trail of blood and tears that ends up exposing long-buried secrets, Ringil finds himself tested as never before, with his life and all existence hanging in the balance.<br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Dark Defiles</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> “A finale that displays all the purposefully hard edges and grim magnificence that made the first two volumes stand out.”<b>—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> “Morgan brings his mammoth A Land Fit for Heroes fantasy trilogy to a rousing conclusion. . . . Expect surprises and suspense, along with the usual derring-do and entertaining characters.”<b>—<i>Booklist</i></b><br> <br><b>Praise for Richard K. Morgan and his acclaimed series, A Land Fit for Heroes</b><br><br>“Bold, brutal, and making no compromises—Richard K. Morgan doesn’t so much twist the clichés of fantasy as take an axe to them. Then set fire to them.”<b>—Joe Abercrombie</b><br><br>“Morgan has taken traditional sword and sorcery tropes and given them a hard, contemporary kick. The anitithesis of the cosy fairytale, this one is for big boys.”<b>—<i>The Times</i> (London)</b><br><br>“A crisp stylist who demonstrates equal facility with action scenes and angst.”<i><b>—The New York Times Book Review</b></i><br><br>“A full-immersion experience, uncompromising and bleakly magnificent.”<i><b>—Kirkus Reviews</b></i>