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Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box.
But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. I find myself wondering of him whilst we move to other countries and lands, thinking on how he fares. This is not right: he is mean and disfigured and, well, a torturer.
How can you love a torturer? It is often said that the victim becomes the crime and this is no different, and yet it feels different. I cannot explain it, it is just so. I have often re-read books before, waiting at least five years between the two, and have often been disappointed. Books from my youth are not so magical, not quite so wonderful as I always recalled that they were.
Harry Potter, Abhorsen, to name but a couple: but this lived up to everything I remembered and more. My only gripe? The dialogue. The words are fine, they move the plot along nicely and we get an insight to the speakers, but the exclamation marks are verging on tedious.
We have at least 5 in every paragraph that contains text, every single character seems to scream, shout, cry. I can avoid them for the most part, but if it continues I do not know if those who speak them will come out the other end in my favour. I am not so dead inside that I cannot see that this is gritty, grim, dark and visceral.
It cuts and spins, twists and slashes at every moment, but that has no effect upon me. The battles leave me wanting other things, I care not for them, and yet when they end I want more. It does not frighten nor quicken the pulse, but then again it does not easily lie down and go to sleep. Abercrombie's Shattered Sea series was abysmal: I didn't not finish it. It was watered-down twaddle for the easy-to-buy, quick-to-praise YA market.
This is what I love with High Fantasy. Shelves: my-friends-corrupted-my-soul , fantasy , dnf-graveyard , outrageously-overhyped-fishsauce , , self-preservation-is-the-key , br , boredom-fest , let-s-bail-snail , what-a-rip-off. Yes, you there! The person who is reading this review right now!
You aren't? It's your lucky day , you should try playing the lottery or something. I mean, what the bloody hell??!! How DARE you suicidal people lure me into this by dangling a supposedly awesomely irresistible, blood-shedding torturer in front of my lovely nose??!! Here I was, expecting an uber cool, super hot homicidal maniac , and what do I get? An ever pity partying, toothless bore with a limp. What were you thinking, you crazed people??!! And I know that looks aren't everything , but I draw the line at toothlessness.
I could have survived the limp if poor, pathetic Glotka here hadn't spent every single second of his fascinating life complaining about it. Actually, he spends every single second of his fascinating life complaining about ALL his various and numerous and abundantly diverse pains, aches and ailments.
So much so that I considered putting a bullet through his grumpy little head to put an end to his misery. Yeah, I'm charitable like that. Anything else? This book is boring as hell. Bye now. Expect a visit from the murderous decapodic army shortly. There will be blood.
And it almost took me a month to get that far. I loved every minute of it. Come on, Edward, time to bail. You are SO in for that paid burn-in-hell holiday, people. Might be because he's a cripple turned torturer it's the torturer bit that counts. I have to say that Captain Jezal dan Luthar sounds pretty cool too: dashing officer and paragon of selfishness? Works for me. Then there's Logen Ninefingers, the infamous barbarian. Don't really care about the infamous part, but the barbarian side of things sounds positively yummy.
Strangely enough, no one tried to sell this to me by mentioning Bayaz the wizard, a bald old man with a terrible temper. Looking forward to reading this and then sending half of my friend list on a paid burn-in-hell holiday. View all 78 comments. Mar 15, Peter rated it it was amazing Shelves: fantasy , mystery , favorites. Distrustful The Blade Itself is the first book of the First Law Trilogy, which is an epic world-building supernatural fantasy adventure. The world of Joe Abercrombie it told in superb vivid detail where multiple cultures and nations are warring and untrustworthy.
Still, there is a darker men Distrustful The Blade Itself is the first book of the First Law Trilogy, which is an epic world-building supernatural fantasy adventure. Still, there is a darker menace growing in strength and intent on domination.
The plot is a rollercoaster of action with characters that are wonderfully drawn. The character layers are developed throughout the book and they are individually capable, dangerously incompetent, and never sure whether they will stand out as unlikely heroes or unseen traitors.
The Blade Itself focuses on the history that has led nations and characters to this place, at this time, and with victorious ambitions. The story delivers through multiple threads, each with its own set of characters and challenges.
Battles must be fought, and Logan Ninefingers will be at the heart of many. Answers must be sought, alliances must be formed, and traitors must be found.
Glokta the inquisitor will hunt the traitors and those that constitute a risk. A breath-taking story of wonderful characters, that I highly recommend. View all 16 comments. Nov 30, Merphy Napier rated it really liked it Shelves: four-stars , fantasy , adult. View 1 comment. Mar 04, Dan Schwent rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , On the run from a king he once served, barbarian Logen Ninefingers finds himself in the Union's capital, aligned with Bayaz, a legendary wizard long thought dead.
Meanwhile, nobleman Captain Jezal Luthar trains for The Contest, a fencing spectacle, while lusting after Ardee West, sister of one of his comrades. Inquistor Glokta, crippled former swordsman, skulks around in the darkness, torturing the answers he seeks while searching for treason at every turn.
What is Bayaz planning? Will Jezal bed On the run from a king he once served, barbarian Logen Ninefingers finds himself in the Union's capital, aligned with Bayaz, a legendary wizard long thought dead. Will Jezal bed his best friend's sister? Will Glokta be able to outmaneuver the other inquistors? After reading Red Country, I had to see how it all began. I was most pleased. The Blade Itself reads like Terry Pratchett on the mother of all bad days.
While there is a surprising amount of humor, there are also buckets of blood and gore. Abercrombie writes fantastic battle scenes and I suspect they will only get better as the series progresses. Anyway, the strength of The Blade Itself is in the characters. While many of them fit standard fantasy archetypes, they also are far from typical. Logen Ninefingers is a barbarian that spends a lot of time thinking and being scared, guilty of a hundred atrocities. Bayaz is an ages-old wizard that looks like a blacksmith.
Inquistor Glokta seems like a pretty reprehensible torturer and guardsman at first glance but there is a lot more to him than meets the eye.
Jezal is a great swordsman but also a snobbish bastard. I'm also very interested in Yugei and Ferro and Logen's former band of not-so-merry men. I can't wait until they find out their old leader is still alive.
I'm going to sidestep going into too much of the plot. Suffice to say, I'm intrigued of what I've seen so far, bringing me to my next point. The only gripe I have about this book is that it very much feels like the first book in a trilogy.
Most of it feels like setup to me. Fortunately, I think Abercrombie is move than capable of delivering the goods in future volumes so it's barely a gripe. Additional Thoughts: - Logen Ninefingers is quickly climbing the ranks of my favorite characters in science fiction and fantasy. Four blood-dripping stars! View all 27 comments. Aug 28, Hamad rated it really liked it Shelves: reads , good-covers , paperbacks. I probably would not have liked this book if I read it in the past because it is slow and not much happens in it but for the first time in my life, I do not care and I found it enjoyable!
But the writing in this one was simple and funny and enjoyable, I am new to the grimdark fantasy genre and I think those books are a very good place to start with! Glokta which is one of my favorite characters of all time and his inner thoughts are the best, he is cunning and smart and he hates everyone and everything.
Then Jezal, a nobleman who is dreaming of glory and Bayaz, an overpowered old magician My Cryptonite! It was only 1 book but it sculpted the characters very well! What can we do, except try to do better? I am not an expert yet at the genre but I expected a bit more darker things they are there but I wanted more! You can get more books from Book Depository Actual Rating: 3. View all 12 comments. Jun 23, Markus rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy.
A real page-turner at times. Aside from such splendidly enjoyable characters as Logen Ninefingers, Inquisitor Glokta and Major West, I especially enjoyed the musings about history, politics and urban life.
The book clearly deserves considerable praise, an "Every man has his excuses, and the more vile the man becomes, the more touching the story has to be. The book clearly deserves considerable praise, and yet I cannot escape the feeling that this is just a lighter and less complex version of some of the most impressive grim fantasy epics of our time.
I have seen a variety of comparisons made to George R. This is in essence a rather standard fantasy tale, with the emphasis placed on the development and philosophical thoughts of its rather archetypal characters and an almost neglectful focus on both story and setting. But for some reason, it works great. You do want to spend time with these characters, as they are all quite enjoyable.
Apr 08, Luna. So instead, I have compiled a pros and cons list for the book. Reasons why this book rocks; The writing. Vivid and wonderful world building. Character development. Story pacing. How dark and ominous the story can get and how well Joe breaks it up with the humour. The audiobook is also fire. Dead and bloated, far… far beyond recognition? The only emotion that he felt at the idea was a flutter of mild relief. No more stairs. Click, tap, pain. Reasons this book sucks; none.
Joe Abercrombie is one of the kings of fantasy and definitely one of the best fantasy authors. Definitely in my top 5 best series ever. Third time around I listened to the full book audio and loved every second Milda wrote: "It's even better second time around, isn't it? Third time around I listened to the full book audio and loved every second of it.
Such a great book and series. Oct 29, Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it Shelves: fiction , epic , 21th-century , fantasy , literature , british.
It consists of a trilogy, three stand-alone novels and a number of novellas set in the same world. The Blade Itself: Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Fantasy book series - Wizard enlists group of unknown characters for quest. Readers also enjoyed. Science Fiction Fantasy. About Joe Abercrombie. Joe Abercrombie. 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 , completing it in He currently lives and works in London with his wife and daughter. Other books in the series.
The First Law 6 books. Books by Joe Abercrombie. Articles featuring this book. Dragons, demons, kings, queens, and the occasional farm boy with a special destiny, of course : Fantasy literature has it all!
To celebrate Read more Trivia About The Blade Itself Quotes from The Blade Itself. Axes and maces and so forth are lethal enough, but they hang on the belt like dumb brutes.
But a sword 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. Now compare it to the sword full drawn. It shouts now, does it not? It had seemed a clever notion to pitch camp near the gorge. No chance of anyone sneaking up behind.
Now, as Logen slid over the edge of the cliff on his belly, the idea lost much of its appeal. His hands scrabbled at the wet earth. Only dirt and brown pine needles. His fingers clutched, clutched at nothing. He was beginning to fall. He let go a little whimper. His hands closed around something.
A tree root, sticking out from the earth at the very edge of the gorge. He swung in space, gasping, but his grip was firm. It would take more than a few Flatheads to put an end to Logen Ninefingers.
There was some great weight around his legs. He peered down. The gorge was deep. Very deep with sheer, rocky sides. Here and there a tree clung to a crack, growing out into the empty air and spreading its leaves into space.
The river hissed away far below, fast and angry, foaming white water fringed by jagged black stone. That was all bad, for sure, but the real problem was closer to hand. The big Shanka was still with him, swinging gently back and forth with its dirty hands clamped tight around his left ankle. It was quite a scrape he was in. That got him thinking about his life.
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