The First Law Book One: The Blade Itself
 

The Blade Itself (Gollancz SF)

by Joe Abercrombie

Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and increasingly bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire, is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers. Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at... (read more)

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Gorikka
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Do not approach this book thinking of Tolkien, Martin, or anyone else, for that matter. This is not a slow, political thriller, a replacement mythology, or a cheap D&D fangasm. This is fantasy as I like it--violent, vulgar, gritty, and fun. It is the Pulp Fiction of fantasy, in all its grimy glory.

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