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First Law World Series

11 primary works • 23 total works
First Law World: The First Law trilogy and the subsequent standalone books in publication order.

Book 1

The Blade Itself
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4.22 · 320585 Ratings · 22082 Reviews · published 2006 · 152 editions
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally…

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    Book 2

    Before They Are Hanged
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    4.36     · 223079 Ratings · 11564 Reviews · published 2007 · 143 editions
    How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and…

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    Book 3

    Last Argument of Kings
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    4.37     · 205789 Ratings · 12018 Reviews · published 2008 · 116 editions
    The end is coming.

    Logen Ninefingers might only hav…

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    Book 4

    Best Served Cold
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    4.25     · 114039 Ratings · 6799 Reviews · published 2009 · 100 editions
    Springtime in Styria. And that means war.

    There hav…

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    Book 5

    The Heroes
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    4.35     · 78280 Ratings · 4957 Reviews · published 2011 · 101 editions
    They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, …

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    Book 6

    Red Country
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    4.32     · 67195 Ratings · 4371 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions
    They burned her home.
    They stole her brother and si…

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    Book 7

    Sharp Ends
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    4.11     · 27892 Ratings · 2242 Reviews · published 2016 · 45 editions
    Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award win…

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    Book 8

    A Little Hatred
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    4.45     · 62342 Ratings · 4995 Reviews · published 2019 · 56 editions
    The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the wo…

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    Book 9

    The Trouble with Peace
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    4.60     · 46828 Ratings · 3521 Reviews · published 2020 · 2 editions
    Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion.
    Peace is just anot…

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    Book 10

    The Wisdom of Crowds
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    4.60     · 41735 Ratings · 3667 Reviews · published 2021 · 5 editions
    Chaos. Fury. Destruction.

    The Great Change is upon …

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    Book 11

    The Great Change
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    4.14     · 2091 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 2023 · 3 editions
    The Great Change (and Other Lies) is a novella-len…

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    Book - The Fool Jobs

    Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery
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    3.73     · 1374 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 2010 · 12 editions
    Seventeen original tales of sword and sorcery penn…

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    Book - Two's Company

    The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year, Volume Eleven
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    3.78     · 494 Ratings · 53 Reviews · published 2017 · 6 editions
    Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much laude…

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    Book 1-3

    The First Law Trilogy
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    4.54     · 11908 Ratings · 419 Reviews · published 2012 · 31 editions
    The three volume edition collecting:
    The Blade Itse…

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    Book 4-6

    The Great Leveller
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    4.64     · 946 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2015 · 12 editions

    Collected together for the first time, here are th…

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    Book 1-6

    The Collected Joe Abercrombie: The Blade Itself/Before they are Hanged/Last Argument of Kings/Best Served Cold/The Heroes/Red Country
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    4.69     · 937 Ratings · 31 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    Here are the first six books set in the world of T…

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    A Vingança Serve-se Fria - Parte Dois
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    4.21     · 73 Ratings · 9 Reviews · 2 editions
    Depois de ser traída, a mercenária mais temida do …

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    Book 1, part 1

    Det lockande stålet. Bok 1
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    3.75     · 99 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 editions

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    Book 1, part 2

    Det lockande stålet. Bok 2
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    4.12     · 68 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 editions
    Für Logan, den Barbarenkrieger, der eigentlich nur…

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    Book 2, part 1

    Man bör förlåta bok 1
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    3.98     · 52 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2009 · 3 editions
    Für Logan, den Barbarenkrieger, der eigentlich nur…

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    Book 2, part 2

    Feuerklingen
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    4.18     · 61 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2009 · 4 editions
    Während sich die Schlinge immer enger um Herrschen…

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    Book 3, part 1

    Königsklingen
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    4.35     · 51 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2008 · 4 editions
    Königsklingen (1 von 2)

    Eine Welt voller Intrigen, …

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    Book 3, part 2

    Det Yttersta Argumentet bok 2
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    4.20     · 45 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2008 · 4 editions
    Glokta hat inzwischen an allen Fronten gekämpft. W…

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