Book description
The end is coming.
Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him - but it's
going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the
Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him.
His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It's past time for the
Bloody-Nine to come home.
With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting
a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe, and
no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It's a
good thing blackmail, threats and torture still work well enough.
Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful, and
turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves.
But love can be painful too, and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up
on a man when he least expects it.
While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead, the peasants revolt
and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the
shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First
of the Magi has a plan to save the world, as he always does. But there
are risks. There is no risk more terrible, after all, than to break the
First Law... For any writer to produce work of this quality is superb;
that this sequence marks a debut is all the more remarkable. The First
Law (trilogy) is, I strongly believe, a seminal work of modern fantasy.
It is a benchmark sequence that should be regarded as an example of all
that is truly great in today's genre fiction. It stands way above the
vast majority of the marketplace. It's damn good stuff!' Joe
Abercrombie is a freelance film editor living in London with his wife
and daughter.
