The Heretics

The Devils #2

by Joe Abercrombie

Return to the raucous world of New York Times bestseller The Devils in the bloody, action-packed sequel, The Heretics.

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Adult, Fiction, High Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

ebook

Expected publication May 4, 2027

About the author

Joe Abercrombie was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Manchester University, where he studied psychology. He moved into television production before taking up a career as a freelance film editor. During a break between jobs he began writing The Blade Itself in 2002, completing it in 2004. It was published by Gollancz in 2006 and was followed by two other books in The First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings. He currently lives and works in London with his wife and daughter. In early 2008 Joe Abercrombie was one of the contributors to the BBC Worlds of Fantasy series, alongside other contributors such as Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett and China Mieville.

Reviews

[Emily Hardinger Wright]

One of the top three (possibly four) best sequels in Europe

[Jem]

I know that’s right

[LambchoP]

I loved The Devil's, I need this now! Every Abercrombie book I've ever read is five stars. Say one thing for Lord Grimdark, say he's consistently great!

[Tafaisok]

I do hope this book is expedient

[Rustic Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

thanks to edelweiss and McMillan/Tor Books for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review

just a quick review

If you didn't liked The Devils, this might not be for you either. One of the difference is the quest. While The Devils is more of an escort mission, this one is an investigation. There's still humor, violence, etc.

There are new characters that I felt needs fleshing out more, while the other new characters are really well-written.

Aside from the start, where Joe introduced us to the new characters. There's a part somewhere in the back half, where things slowed down just a bit. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed that part and it's really funny.

Joe presented some plot threads that could lead to book three. I personally couldn't see the third book being the last book, though I could see this one getting the reverse The Blade Itself treatment - having a "standalone" trilogy, then a truly connected trilogy. If you've read The Devils and this one, you'll probably take a guess what could happen in that connected trilogy.