The Blade Itself
Book One
$43.24
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2007
Summary
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 cards. Vain, shallow, selfish and self-obsessed, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to ge…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575079793 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0575079797 |
| Author: | Joe Abercrombie |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2007 |
| Weight: | 379g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 42mm |
| Series: | The First Law |
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I might not end up marrying this book, but I’m certainly infatuated with it right at the moment. It’s delicious, the characters sharply drawn and their motivations believable, the clash of cultures (always particularly difficult for an author to pull off) believable as well. - Lilith Saintcrow.
About The Author
Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie is a freelance film editor living in London with his family.
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