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Half a WarJoe AbercrombieThe Shattered Sea, book 3

Characters in Half a War

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Skara

    Princess of Throvenland — a survivor turned diplomat who must build an alliance to reclaim her kingdom from the High King.

Supporting characters

  • Raith

    A Vansterman fighter torn between loyalty, violence, and the mercy he is not sure he is capable of.

  • Father Yarvi

    The minister whose patience and scheming have shaped events across all three novels — the trilogy's true fixed point.

    Also in Half a King, Half the World

  • Koll

    The young apprentice minister whose quick hands and sharper mind are tested by war.