Again, this book has much of the great qualities in previous books. There isn't much change in the style, just more characters, more switching points of view and a very narrow time frame is seen. I was worried how well 600 some page book was going to deal with a 3 day battle. It's handled extremely ...
Where the books of the "First Law" trilogy span a continent, and their sequel Best Served Cold spans another, The Heroes goes in a completely different direction. Most of the main characters were introduced in the original trilogy, but the action focuses on one battle for a piece of the Northland su...
Liked this one the most of Abercrombie's writings so far. Moves the macro-narrative from the previous volumes along well enough, with references to the events & consequences of TFL & BSC. Nifty focus on Gorst; glad to see Shivers back. Volume's epigraph is a famous line from Brecht, which lends a...
Tremendous. The Heroes is more about characters than plot (which concerns a three-day battle between two main forces and their various allies), but their stories are as rich and their voices as distinctive as we've come to expect from Abercrombie, making this a hugely enjoyable read. More, please.
This didn't grab me as much as his last book, Best Served Cold. I didn't get as strong an attachment to the characters, either. And there was a strong lack of female characters. Of course, the setup for this plot didn't really leave room for many females. I did still enjoy it, and I did still find s...
This started out a bit slow, but once it got going I couldnt put it down. Excellent characterizations and world-building. Some old aquaintances, other new friends...or new enemies.I hate Bayaz even more now.
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