The Heroes was the second standalone book written in the First Law universe. I enjoyed it more than the previous standalone, Best Served Cold, but still not quite as much as I had enjoyed the original trilogy. For this book, we’re back in the North and there’s yet another war going on between the ...
A compendium of everything Abercrombie does best: characterization, dark humour, and blood-drenched barbarians swinging axes and gutting enemies through putrid, mud infested battlegrounds. Bayaz is a joy to hate, Shivers is officially worthy of his name, and the surprising return of Bremer dan Gorst...
This is an amazing book. A bit slow at the beginning but as the story unfolds many pieces click into place, and I ended up savoring all the details and the individual stories entwined in the plot. Highly recommended! I picked this up to give Abercrombie a try, he's so praised (deservedly so!) that I...
All right, I'm going to start off by admitting that this is the first book I've read by Joe Abercrombie, despite the many recommendations by my buddy Ian. Let me just say that for how much everyone seems to talk about how violent and bloody his books are, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this...
This was a really, really good book. It is my favorite from Abercrombie so far and I have pretty much loved everything he has done. The Heroes is the story of a three day battle between the Union and the Northmen of the Black Dow. As always, the characters were excellently drawn and the dialog was w...
There must be something about the The First Law trilogy. Because while I loved those three books, I can't say I felt the same enthusiasm for Joe A's other book Best Served Cold or this one, The Heroes. It was very hard for me to give this book a low rating, but I had to be honest; I just didn't enjo...
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