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Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie is the British fantasy writer whose First Law trilogy (The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings) and the follow-up Age of Madness series have set the new template for grimdark secondary-world fantasy. Logen Ninefingers, Glokta, and Bayaz are now genre canon.

Reviews

3

Books on file

3

Avg rating

5.0

Years active

2006-2008

Reviewed

Our reviews of Joe Abercrombie's work

The takes

What we have said about Joe Abercrombie

  • Grimdark fantasy with a beating heart underneath the cynicism. Abercrombie writes the kind of characters you would cross a kingdom for.

  • The second First Law novel. Three plot threads in three different countries, all going progressively worse. Abercrombie at his peak.

  • The final First Law book. Abercrombie sticks every landing he had been setting up for two books, and the result is bleak in the best way.