The Blade Itself
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780575079793 (0575079797)
ASIN: 0575079797
Publish date: 2007-03-08
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 544
Edition language: English
Series: The First Law (#1)
The Blade Itself is a difficult book to describe, because this book doesn´t really have a plot. Or the little plot that there is, is a kind of prologue to the subsequent books in the series. At least it feels that way. But this doesn´t make this a bad book. Simply because Abercrombie constantly kept...
Slow starter but I want to know more. Full review here:http://www.honkifyoulovejustice.com/2017/10/20/book-review-blade-itself-joe-abercrombie
I "discovered" Abercrombie in 2012 when I was actually looking for some fantasy novels that "weren't Dragonlance-level shit". Back in 2012 I started off by reading “The Heroes” first. Only in 2013 I got to reading the First Law from the beginning. Abercrombie does not sugar-coat his narrative. Tha...
Decided to quit reading this book. Abercrombie has created a very gritty world that does feel more like what a pre-industrial world at war would actually be for the suffering characters. But that bleak and dark tone isn't what I want to be reading right now. So maybe another day.
I had a lot of work lately, but I finally managed to get through the 700 pages of this book.And I loved it. Last year I read "Best served cold", by the same author, and I loved it too. Abercrombie is great at creating unforgettable characters. I particularly like Glotka, an ancient soldier whose bod...
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