Joe Abercrombie





Joe Abercrombie

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December 31, 1974

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Joe Abercrombie was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Manchester University, where he studied psychology. He moved into television production before taking up a career as a freelance film editor. During a break between jobs he began writing The Blade Itself in 2002, completing it in 2004. It was published by Gollancz in 2006 and was followed by two other books in The First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings. He currently lives and works in London with his wife and daughter. In early 2008 Joe Abercrombie was one of the contributors to the BBC Worlds of Fantasy series, alongside other contributors such as Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett and China Mieville.


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The Inquisition should be uprooting treasons and bringing dangerous criminals to book, but theyjust won’t leave me alone, and it seems they’re fixated on the process of writing, or at least what passes for it in my case. Today a question via email from Practical George Allen, who describes himself as, “a cringing, neurotic, self-deprecating aspiring novelist.” Don’t talk yourself up, George. Hi...

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Average rating: 4.16 · 89,548 ratings · 5,566 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors
The Blade Itself (The First...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 26,771 ratings — published 2006 — 43 editions
Before They Are Hanged (The...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 21,222 ratings — published 2007 — 34 editions
Last Argument of Kings (The...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 19,154 ratings — published 2008 — 28 editions
Best Served Cold
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 9,969 ratings — published 2009 — 32 editions
The Heroes
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 7,675 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions
Red Country
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 3,381 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions
The First Law Trilogy
4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2008
Joe Abercrombie's The First...
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings
Heroes, Zombies, and Sausages
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2.97 of 5 stars 2.97 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Vampires, Thieves and Griffins
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3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011
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The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country
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The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings
The First Law (3 books)
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4.170153868806596 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 67,915 ratings
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Joe Abercrombie's The First Law (2 books)
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4.078385241616252 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 26,778 ratings

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“I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.”
Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

“Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose.”
Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

“Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it. - Logen Ninefingers”
Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

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