The Heroes (2011) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

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• Bremer Dan Gorst: Royal observer of the northern war and disgraced master swordsman, formally the king's First Guard.Gorst in one phrase: He cut someone down with his long steel, laid someone’s else’s head open with the corner of his shield, strap twisting in his hand, his face aching he was smiling so hard, every breath burning with joy. This is living! This is living! Well, not for them, but—
• Calder
• Mitterick
• Marshal Kroy
• Jalenhorm: Useless General out of his league.
• Meed
• Northman
• Brack
• Whirrun: Crazy Northman with a magical sword?
• Drofd
• Bayaz: A very powerful wizard.
• Curnden Craw: A grizzled old warrior.
• Dogman
• Carls: Professional soldiers from the north.
• Tenways
• Hardbread
• Vallimir
• Finree
• Agrick
• Vinkler
• Scorry
• Clail
• Bethod
• Felnigg
• Brock
• Golden
• Seff
• Klige
• Splitfoot
• White-eye Hansul
• Lasmark
• Yon
• Caul Reachey
• Sipani
• Carl
• Hardrick
• Ironhead
• Northmen
• Bligh
• Osrung
• Stodder
• Yolk
• Rudd Threetrees
• Colonel Gorst: An excellent character! Tough as nails. Master swordsman, with a squeaky girl voice!
• Rurgen

Quotes edit see section history

• “It was the one called Worth, and he was in a fix. Tunny knew the signs, of course. The shifting from one leg to another, the pale features, the slightly dewy eyes. No time to spare. He jerked his thumb towards the latrine pits. "Go!" The lad took off like a scared rabbit, hopping bow-legged through the mud. "But make sure you crap in the proper place!" Tunny turned to wag one lecturing finger at the rest of the litter. "Always crap in the proper place. This is a principle of soldiering of far greater importance than any rubbish about marching, or weapons, or ground." Even at this distance Worth's long groan could be heard, followed by some explosive farting. "Trooper Woorth is fighting his first engagement with our real enemy out here. An implacable, merciless, liquid foe. Sooner or later, I've no doubt, you will all be called upon to fight your own battle of the latrines. Courage, boys, courage. Now...would any of you boys care for a friendly game of cards?"”

  Corporal Tunny

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• “Patience is as fearsome a weapon as rage. More so, in fact, ’cause fewer men have it.”

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• Savour the little moments, son, that’s my advice. They’re what life is. All the things that happen while you’re waiting for something else.

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• When you’re planning what to do, always think of doing nothing first, see where that gets you.

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• Strange thing, that – the fewer years you have to lose the more you fear the losing of ’em.

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• Maybe there are only so many faces in the world. You get old enough, you start seeing ’em used again.

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• A good leader can’t dwell on the choices he’s made, Threetrees used to tell him, and a good leader can’t help dwelling on ’em.

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• There aren’t many men who think clearest when the stakes are highest. So people are even stupider in a war than the rest of the time. Thinking about how they’ll dodge the blame, or grab the glory, or save their skins, rather than about what will actually work. There’s no job that forgives stupidity more than soldiering. No job that encourages it more.”

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• “Damn windbags,” grunted Mitterick. Lending considerable support to the maxim that men always hate in others what is most hateful in themselves.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Old Bridge
• Union
• Skarling
• Dow
• Wall
• Uffrith
• Angland
• Carleon
• Adwein
• Styria
• Adua
• High Places
• Northern
• Crinna
• Cardotti
• Midderland
• Saurizin
• Ollensand

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Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Rule 34, and followed by Delirium.

Preceded by Best Served Cold.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Joe Abercrombie (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PR6101.B49 H47 2011
• Dewey: 823.92

Notes for Parents edit see section history

It may go without saying, but this is an Adults book. Please keep that in mind when offering this to young minds. Not recommended for young adults.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Epic

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