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Joe Abercrombie
Born
in Lancaster, England, The United Kingdom
December 31, 1974
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Joe Abercrombie isn't a Goodreads Author
(yet),
but he
does have a blog,
so here are some recent posts imported from
his feed.
It occurs to me that I have been pretty goddamn remiss on the blogging front over recent times. Nothing lays that bare more than the realisation that my last of what were supposed to be regular bi-monthly progress reports was nearly a year ago. I have become that author I never wanted to be – you know, the one with the dusty old website last updated in 2012 with a post saying ‘I’m back!’, and a...
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
— published 2006 — 14 editions |
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
— published 2007 — 13 editions |
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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
— published 2008 — 10 editions |
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Best Served Cold (First Law World, #4)
— published 2009 — 60 editions |
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The Heroes (First Law World, #5)
— published 2011 — 52 editions |
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Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
— published 2014 — 47 editions |
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Red Country (First Law World, #6)
— published 2012 — 7 editions |
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Half the World (Shattered Sea, #2)
— published 2015 — 37 editions |
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Half a War (Shattered Sea, #3)
— published 2015 — 32 editions |
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The First Law Trilogy
— published 2008 — 9 editions |
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The First Law Comics
(4 books)
by Joe Abercrombie, Chuck Dixon (Goodreads Author) , Andie Tong , Pete Pantazis , Bill Tortolini
by Joe Abercrombie, Chuck Dixon (Goodreads Author) , Andie Tong , Pete Pantazis , Bill Tortolini
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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
― 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.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself
― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself
“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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| Beyond Reality: Nominations for October! | 16 | 114 | Jul 20, 2009 11:00AM | |
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