The First Law Trilogy

by Joe Abercrombie

Once you’ve got a task to do, it’s better to do it than to live with the fear of it.

But some things have to be done. It’s better to do them, than to live with the fear of them.

‘Yes, a sword has a voice. Axes and maces and so forth are lethal enough, but a sword is a subtle weapon, and suited to a subtle man.

Either you are a part of my future, or a relic of the past.

Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. What is my story now, I wonder?

‘You have to have fear to have courage,’