false<![CDATA[Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179318094m/902715.jpg9027159This grim and vivid sequel to 2007's The Blade Itself transcends its middle volume status, keeping the reader engaged with complicated plotting and intriguing character development.
As savage Northmen invade Angland, the northernmost province of the unwieldy Union, honorable, hard-working Union soldier Colonel West watches his notions of civilized warfare erode in one horrible battle after another.
In Dagoska, a southern city threatened by Gurkish soldiers and left undefended as Union troops head to Angland, dreadfully maimed Inquisitor Glokta employs tortures and deceptions to ferret out conspiracies against the king.
Ignoring these worldly concerns, disreputable magus Bayaz of Calcis drives a squabbling little band through a wasteland in search of a relic that can open a gate to the realm of demons.
Abercrombie leavens the bloody action with moments of dark humor, developing a story suffused with a rich understanding of human darkness and light.
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51falsefalseThu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007Sun Nov 18 16:33:00 -0800 2007Thu Nov 22 12:18:32 -0800 2007 This picks up where "TBI" left off, and carries the characters and plot away in new and unpredictable directions. There's political ...more...]]>
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40falsefalseMon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009Wed Aug 19 05:34:56 -0700 2009Wed Aug 19 05:47:52 -0700 2009 Abercrombie's second book in "The First Law" series has one of my favorite structures; multiple groups that leapfrog each other from chapter to chapter, allowing the author to layer on cliffhangers, keeping ...more...]]>
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50falsetrueSun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009Mon Jul 27 20:19:10 -0700 2009Mon Jul 27 20:32:08 -0700 2009 The writing is even better if such a thing could be imagened, Abercrombie has come up with another action thrill ride of as novel if thats possible.
The character's still have an unique style of wrig...more...]]>
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40falsefalseThu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009Sun Nov 15 14:20:59 -0800 2009Thu Nov 19 09:59:10 -0800 2009 Logen, Ferro, Jezal, Bayaz a...more...]]>
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The Blade Itself, the first book, left off with no summary whatsoever of what happened in the first book. All of the main characters from the first book reappear in this book, but now they...more...]]>
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Before They Are Hanged is the second book in The First Law trilogy. Picking up on the heels of The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged is a fast-paced adventure taking place all across the Circle of the World. The book is split into three different factions: Bayaz, Logen, Ferro, Jezal, Longfoot, an...more...]]>
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20falsefalseSun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009Wed Jan 14 18:08:28 -0800 2009Sun Feb 08 08:52:55 -0800 2009 Afraid I disagree with most of that. Grim, yes. Vivid, yes. engaging - mayb...more...]]>
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