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“Not one for going back”
I do love these cut lines so often closing the chapters.

The magnificent lines. Abercrombie knows how to spin tales!

Ever watch a TV show with that awesome ensemble cast and think “I love these guys so much”?
Yeah, that’s what we have here. I love these characters so much!
Their banter reminds me of the Swamp scenes on M*A*S*H.
Adversity brings out the best sarcastic wit.

From the chapter The Better Men, proving again how deeply moving this book is:

Jaud shrugged. “When you have a load to lift, you’re better lifting than weeping.” And he slipped his arms underneath Sumael and grimaced as he lifted her, stumbled just a little, then settled her twitching face against his shoulder and without another word started southward, head held high.

Poignant and merciless as the frozen land in which they travel. The following lines are taken from the end of the chapter appropriately named Freedom:

Then she said, “That’s the last food.”
Another silence, but this one far less comfortable.
Rulf’s voice came muffled in the darkness. “How far to Vansterland?”
No one answered.

Action sequences that J. Maberry would admire.
Probably, he already does. Might have to ask.

Damn, this is a good book.

I like the way Abercrombie allows new characters to introduce themselves.

Backstabbing always makes the epic great.😊