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The Blade Itself
The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and debut fantasy novel from New York Times bestseller, Joe Abercrombie.
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian -- leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies.
Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.
Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it.
Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult.
Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.
Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge.
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Reviews
All the other names are made up, but just had to stick with Uthman the Terrible smh.
By Sukmuhgirth
I’d say, a master student of RR Martin and of course, Tolkien. Hard Fantasy? Not sure that’s a term but everything he writes is grounded in the science of man and nature, the story’s nature, keeping the reader fully within the world. Explanations of the fantastical are often drawn out thru chapters and some that don’t come promise to arrive in the next book(s). Long form at its finest.
By cybrquack
Great character development, and set up for the next two installments
By narakku
So I’ll admit in terms of plot this didn’t “wow” me and I’m still not quite sure where the story is going. However, the characters are some of the most interesting I’ve read in a while. Every character seemed to have a different voice and i appreciate that because it keeps the book interesting and I can say there was never a POV I was trying to rush through because they bored me.
By TigersJC86
The characters are great. The world is interesting. I could not believe it ended where it did. It felt anti-climactic, but I can’t wait to start the next book and see where it goes, so it did its job wonderfully.
By Habib85577444788