This is the first in a trilogy, plus there are 3 more set in the same world with some recurring characters. No fancy dialogue in this one: when people are angry or frustrated they talk pretty much like you or me, but maybe with a little more colourful language. Finally, there’s the young nobleman Jezal who wants nothing more than wine, women, and song plus a little fencing in between.How does a mysterious old wizard tie it all together?Joe Abercrombie is a British author who comes at it from a pretty fresh approach. There’s Glokta the Inquisitor, a torturer who has lost all compassion for having been tortured himself. The leads are varied, and seemingly unrelated: You have the tired barbarian Logen Ninefingers, who is tired of all the killing he’s done only to create more enemies. It is immediately apparent that this series is not for the squeamish. There are people who are trying not to be bad, but only because they are tired of killing and being hunted in revenge. Joe Abercrombies The Blade Itself is the first installment of The First Law trilogy. Golding very skilfully and subtly uses the ship as a metaphor for society. As is often the case, there are no real “good guys”. I think its excellent and very well worth reading. First Law Trilogy The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out: Novels in the First Law world Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country. Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and increasingly bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire, is trapped in a twisted and.
Set in a world with magic, magic is nevertheless set aside for handy swords and shields and pure brute strength. By Joe AbercrombieThere are plenty of epic fantasy series out there, but this is one of the best I’ve ever read.
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