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6.0 stars. Another unbelievably good book by Joe Abercrombie. If you liked the First Law Series, you will like this. Given that the First Law series is on my list of "All Time Favorites" I think it is safe to assume, I loved this book. In addition to creating a superb story with a tight plot and, as always with his books, unforgettable characters, Abercrombie advances in subtle but very interesting ways the larger story arc of the "great battle" addressed in the First Law series. HIGHEST POSSIBL
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Good and gory and filled with action, with some twists and turns, and the same humor and irony and philosophical introspection that make his books different from the average fare.
I would read them in as-written order because of references to the previous books, but I don't think you're lost without them; just less steeped in the background and characters. ...more
I would read them in as-written order because of references to the previous books, but I don't think you're lost without them; just less steeped in the background and characters. ...more
Contrary to the general opinion, I liked The First Law trilogy better than this one. Don't get me wrong, it's still a very good book. It's just that it's...more of the same, but without the characters I have come to love in the first Trilogy.
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