THE BLADE ITSELF is a refreshing first novel with a cast of characters that that have even more attitude than we do.Īction-packed, dark, gritty, and not without an infusion of wit. If you are a fan of the likes of Martin, Erikson, or Lynch, THE BLADE ITSELF and its sequels, BEFORE THEY ARE HANGED ( Amazon) and LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS ( Amazon), should already be on your growing bookshelves. Abercrombie manages to lend some realism to the battles that make them refreshing (yes, that word again–deal with it), and completely enjoyable. Not that there is anything wrong with highly stylized action, in other books, but it gets over-used. What you need to know about this book is that it is full of brutal straight-forward action. Tell us, how often do we get to see a torturer as a main PoV in epic fantasy now days? Included in this cast we have a crippled torturer as a main character. Abercrombie gives us a cast of characters that that have even more attitude than we do–no easy feat. THE BLADE ITSELF is a refreshing first novel in what we would call a dark fantasy trilogy. The chosen book this time around is THE BLADE ITSELF by Joe Abercrombie ( Amazon). Welcome to another completely superior review by us guys here at Elitist Book Reviews.
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