The Blade Itself
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B014LLTNGK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Probably the most enjoyable trilogy I have ever read BVI Diver If you like fantasy writing, it really doesn't get much better than this. J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin are the only other two writers I can think of in Joe Abercrombie's class.I originally described The First Law trilogy to friends as like a PG13 version of George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones. But that is crushingly unfair to both men. The First Law trilogy is an exceptionally well written fantasy trilogy in its o. "Never bet against a Magus." Summing up the story in "The Blade Itself" in a few paragraphs is not an easy task without spoiling at least part of it. The backcover introduces the main characters and mentions war, treason, murderous conspiracies, and old magic. This book is essentially an introduction to the world of "The First Law" and it goes about it in a completely character driven approach. We learn about and (re-)discover the different parts of th. Heavy on Great Characters Robin Snyder ‘History is littered with dead good men.’Do you like morally ambiguous characters? Do you want to read something where there is no clear ‘all good’ or ‘all bad’ persons, where people and their motivations are a mystery for the most part? If you love fantasies that focus on the characters a little more than the world building then this is totally for you.There is not one Mary Sue character
Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian - leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. But then Glokta hates everyone: Cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge.. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. The first