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Joe Abercrombie Announces a New Trilogy of Books Coming in 2014
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Yea, picking this up is a no-brainer for me.Though the book blurb doesn't get me exceptionally excited, the man has produced 6 books of consistently high quality in 7 years with the actual writing getting better in each book (though my favourite is still Best Served Cold), giving him a chance when he wants to try something new is the least I can do.
I was hoping he would stick to not writing trilogies, but I'll check these out. There isn't enough viking in fantasy.
Can't wait for this, basically will read/buy anything this man writes. This looks promising too. :)
Can't wait to get something new from him regardless of what world it is set in,but until then any idea's of what to read next? i am just finishing the ties that bind trilogy which is good but not earth shattering ,sorry if this is a little of topic but ty for any pointers j
I've just finished reading The Blade Itself and I knew it was going to be very gritty which I do generally enjoy in a book but I didn't find myself liking it as much as I thought I going was to. I hope the 2nd and 3rd books in the First Law trilogy are better.
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It's the 3 standalones where it's really at IMO. They all surpass the original trilogy.
I thought Best Served Cold was the weakest, but I'll be there for whatever he writes.
Really? I thought Best Served Cold was Abercrombie's best book.
Looks to be an entirely different universe however:
"Described as “A classic coming-of-age tale, set in a brilliantly imagined alternative historical world reminiscent of the Dark Ages with Viking overtones"
"The series does not take place in Abercrombie’s First Law universe, the next book of which should be coming some time in 2017, according to the author."
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