Tag Archives: Joe Abercrombie

Review: The Wisdom of Crowds (2021) by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Jeroen Admiraal

6/10 I have loved most of Abercrombie’s books, but this was a disappointment for me. I found it difficult to get through and it made me ambivalent about the whole series. A Great Change, indeed. Throughout the Age of Madness … Continue reading →

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Review: The Trouble With Peace (2020) by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 Look, there are some things that I could repeat for every Abercrombie book: one, he is a master of character. His characters are wholly original, come to life completely and have their own distinct voices, and two, his writing … Continue reading →

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Review: Joe Abercrombie – A Little Hatred (2019)

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Jeroen Admiraal

8,5/10 A start of a new series! Exciting! But not totally new. Set in the First Law world, A Little Hatred takes us a few decades into the future, to a world of late Middle Ages and the rising chimneys … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – Red Country (2012) Review

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Also in this series: The Blade Itself (2006) Before They are Hanged (2007) Last Argument of Kings (2008) Best Served Cold (2009) The Heroes (2011) With Red Country, the sixth First Law book and situated another decade after The Heroes … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – The Heroes (2011) Review

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Also in this series: The Blade Itself (2006) Before They Are Hanged (2007) Last Argument of Kings (2008) Best Served Cold (2009) I keep saying this with every Abercrombie novel, but Joe Abercrombie is one of the best in characterization … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – Best Served Cold (2009) Review

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Best Served Cold is a revenge tale. It is, in fact, Kill Bill in a fantasy setting. This isn’t The Count of Monte Cristo with a heartfelt, innocent beginning and a drawn-out revenge over the decades, no! This is … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – Last Argument of Kings (2008) Review

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Series: First Law, book 3 Genre: epic fantasy / grimdark My rating: 8.5/10 Last argument of kings starts out a bit rough, and it has to do with Abercrombie’s odd plotting. The third book finds us at a strange crossroads … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – Before They Are Hanged (2007) Review

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

Genre: fantasy / grimdark Series: The First Law, book 2 I am totally on board with this series now. Where book 1, The Blade Itself, felt rather basic, Before They Are Hanged is a fine step forwards for Abercrombie’s series. … Continue reading →

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Joe Abercrombie – The Blade Itself (2006) Review

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Jeroen Admiraal

The first entry in the First Law trilogy, an immensely popular fantasy epic among those who like that sort of thing (I include myself). Abercrombie was one of the essential voices in establishing the “grimdark” subgenre of epic fantasy that … Continue reading →

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