Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) in Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy"

Sep 18, 2009 Chris Haught rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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4.5 stars. Where The Blade Itself served as a great introduction to the world of Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged really gets into the adventure.

I enjoyed the characters as they were introduced in Book 1, but here they are allowed to grow and interact with one another. Sand dan Glokta is perhaps the most brilliant anti-hero lecherous protagonist ever! I love his chapters above all others. His snide thoughts are interjected in response to comments made by those he deals with. These are wha ...more

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Jun 21, 2009 Chompa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is the second of the trilogy. The first book was very good, but this one surpassed it.

In the first book the multiple characters and differing points of view had me waiting to get back to certain characters who were more interesting than the others.

In Before They Are Hanged the multiple points of view and large number of characters are somehow equal. I found no character I preferred over any other and relished each change of perspective.

I'm looking forward to starting the 3rd book tonight ...more

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Aug 16, 2013 Vincent Stoessel rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Say one thing about Joe Abercrombie. Joe Abercrombie is a writer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this installment. Will expand a later time.

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Feb 27, 2009 Mike rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Full review at my blog! ...more

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Jul 04, 2010 Milton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The dark fun continues with Abercrombie's second book in his First Law trilogy. Enjoyed the characters just as much. ...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Chris Conley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

While the first quarter of this book dragged at times (almost feeling like a book one, instead of a book two), the rest of it was quite good. The beginning spent a lot of time establishing a minor character from the first book as a major character, which left little emphasis on the "major" characters from book one. Once the plots picked up, it was rather heavy on the action, which is something Abercrombie does quite well. ...more

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