The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

[Jonathan , Reader of the fantastic]

This is our September Contemporary read. Enjoy and let everyone know what you think of the characters and story.

[Pickle]

excellent this is on my this months to-read shelf after i finish Red Seas Under Red Skies. Im really looking forward to it as all the reviews seem to be positive.

[Bev]

I love Logen Ninefingers

[Brian]

I have read all 5 of his books. Loved them. Nice to have fantasy books written for an adult with adult main characters. I do tend to like a bit more magic in my fantasy books & these had none until the end of the 3rd book, but I still enjoyed this series a lot.

[Xdyj]

How would you compare this w/ A Song of Ice and Fire?

[Pickle]

im 60% done and so far its been ok... very good in parts and not so in others. I feel there isnt enough of logen, so far.

[Bev]

Xdyj wrote: "How would you compare this w/ A Song of Ice and Fire?"

Both series are great but RR Martins is more of a world building thing whilst Abercrombies books can be read as stand alone novels. I also feel that Martins books are more traditional fantasy whereas Abercrombies are modern with a violent and realistic twist.