Joe Abercrombie
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born
December 31, 1974
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male
place of birth
Lancaster, England, The United Kingdom
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
about this author
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 Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) by Joe Abercrombie avg rating 4.14 — 1,120 ratings — published 2006 12 editions |
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) by Joe Abercrombie avg rating 4.27 — 826 ratings — published 2007 9 editions |
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Last Argument Of Kings (The First Law, # 3) by Joe Abercrombie avg rating 4.22 — 709 ratings — published 2008 8 editions |
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Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie avg rating 4.08 — 215 ratings — published 2009 11 editions |
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"Has it ever occured to you, Master Ninefingers, that a sword is different from other weapons? Axes and maces and so forth are lethal enough, but they hang on the belt like dumb brutes. But a sword...a sword has a voice.
Sheathed it has little to say, to be sure, but you need only put your hand on the hilt and it begins to whisper in your enemy's ear. A gentle word. A word of caution. Do you hear it?
Now, compare it to the sword half drawn. It speaks louder, does it not? It hisses a dire threat. It makes a deadly promise. Do you hear it?
Now compare it to the sword full drawn. It shouts now, does it not? It screams defiance! It bellows a challenge! Do you hear it?""
— Joe Abercrombie (The Blade Itself)
Sheathed it has little to say, to be sure, but you need only put your hand on the hilt and it begins to whisper in your enemy's ear. A gentle word. A word of caution. Do you hear it?
Now, compare it to the sword half drawn. It speaks louder, does it not? It hisses a dire threat. It makes a deadly promise. Do you hear it?
Now compare it to the sword full drawn. It shouts now, does it not? It screams defiance! It bellows a challenge! Do you hear it?""
— Joe Abercrombie (The Blade Itself)
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| SciFi and Fantasy...: What I'm reading in March | 83 | 168 | Mar 29, 2009 03:05PM | |
| Fantasy Book Club: What are you reading in March? | 73 | 167 | Mar 29, 2009 05:36PM | |
| Fantasy Book Club: What Are You Reading in April? | 48 | 126 | Apr 20, 2009 07:57AM | |
| Fantasy Book Club: June/July Nominations - General Fantasy | 23 | 121 | Apr 28, 2009 09:14AM | |
| Beyond Reality: So who are your favorites? | 50 | 124 | May 21, 2009 08:24AM | |
| SciFi and Fantasy...: What I am also reading in April | 41 | 214 | Jun 30, 2009 07:43PM | |
| Beyond Reality: What are you reading right now? | 180 | 276 | Jul 01, 2009 01:34AM | |
| Fantasy Book Club: That rarity - series that deepen, but don't sprawl. | 18 | 130 | Jul 13, 2009 04:23PM | |
| Beyond Reality: Nominations for October! | 16 | 62 | Jul 20, 2009 11:00AM |
