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Joe Abercrombie
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in Lancaster, England, The United Kingdom
December 31, 1974
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Progress Report August ’26
Delighted to say that sticky summer is now fading into the rear view mirror and the season of falling leaves, tweed and corduroy fast approaches. Much more my speed…
What is UP you say? Well, holidays over the last couple of months of course. Spent a lovely two weeks with the family in Oslo, Gothenburg and Copenhagen. Also visited my usual haunt of Aviles in Spain for Celsius Festival, which contin
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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2006
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10 editions
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
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2007
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143 editions
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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
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published
2008
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117 editions
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Best Served Cold
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published
2009
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3 editions
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The Devils (The Devils, #1)
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2025
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46 editions
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The Heroes
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published
2011
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4 editions
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Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
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2014
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Red Country
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2012
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3 editions
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A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness, #1)
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2019
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2 editions
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The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)
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2020
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2 editions
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“I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.”
― The Blade Itself
― The Blade Itself
“Has it ever occured to you, Master Ninefingers, that a sword is different from other weapons? Axes and maces and so forth are lethal enough, but they hang on the belt like dumb brutes. But a sword...a sword has a voice.
Sheathed it has little to say, to be sure, but you need only put your hand on the hilt and it begins to whisper in your enemy's ear. A gentle word. A word of caution. Do you hear it?
Now, compare it to the sword half drawn. It speaks louder, does it not? It hisses a dire threat. It makes a deadly promise. Do you hear it?
Now compare it to the sword full drawn. It shouts now, does it not? It screams defiance! It bellows a challenge! Do you hear it?”
― The Blade Itself
Sheathed it has little to say, to be sure, but you need only put your hand on the hilt and it begins to whisper in your enemy's ear. A gentle word. A word of caution. Do you hear it?
Now, compare it to the sword half drawn. It speaks louder, does it not? It hisses a dire threat. It makes a deadly promise. Do you hear it?
Now compare it to the sword full drawn. It shouts now, does it not? It screams defiance! It bellows a challenge! Do you hear it?”
― The Blade Itself
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2nd Quarter 2025 - Fantasy #1
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (480 pp)
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The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott (448 pp)
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| SciFi and Fantasy...: What I'm reading in March | 82 | 588 | Mar 29, 2009 03:05PM | |
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| Beyond Reality: Nominations for October! | 15 | 150 | Jul 20, 2009 11:00AM | |
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