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The Devils

By: Joe Abercrombie
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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“Steven Pacey’s performance brings the story to life. Listeners will be on the edge of their seats.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Full of easy banter, dry humor delivered with excellent comedic timing, and tender moments of sapphic romance, this audiobook's memorable characters are expertly realized in Pacey's narration.”—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

A brand-new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey

Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds.

Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.

Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.

This program features original credits music.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2025 Joe Abercrombie (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Witty Funny

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The Devils is Joe Abercrombie at his best: exciting, witty, vicious. History buffs (like me!) will love the fantasy-historical setting overflowing with brilliant little details.”—Django Wexler, author of How to Become a Dark Lord and Die Trying

“Devilish fun, an unholy delight. Wielding his trademarked grit and stiletto-sharp prose, Abercrombie is at his bloody best weaving a tale of monstrous heroes who discover the humanity in themselves.”—Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, the first in a new series, is ferociously imagined, and rumbles along with the unstoppable force of a city-burying avalanche. It's also frequently shout-out-loud-with-laughter funny. When it comes to big, shamelessly entertaining fantasy, Abercrombie is in a class of his own.”—Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box

Compelling Characters • Dark Humor • Masterful Worldbuilding • Witty Dialogue • Gripping Action • Perfect Voice Acting
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A werewolf, a vampire, and a necromancer walk into a bar.. err book. It’s great. Say one thing for Joe Abercrombie say he’s a hell of a storyteller.

Abercrombie + magic

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Fun premise, interesting world, well executed. Pacey as always does a great job of bringing Abercrombie's character's off the page. the only negative I can even think of is that sometimes the banter really does sound like the shower thoughts of someone quipping at themselves. especially when it seems like they can't go five steps without making an irreverent remark about something they see.

fantasy suicide squad

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This book seemed very hyped up with all the advertising that I've seen for it. however, it was justified! The devils is a fantastic story. the narration is great and the character development is wonderful! I'm already hoping for a sequel!

The Storyline!

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Of course! It’s a very good book, and very Joe Abercrombie. If that’s not your thing, you’re definitely the minority.

Will the other shoe drop?

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Loved the whole ride characters are written well and there are no dull moments it will not leave you feeling tursty

Strongly character driven

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I had high hopes for this, and it was good for a lot of laughs with typically great Pacis narration, but it fell short in several ways. Cartoonish, poorly developed (and even less poorly explained) characters, formulaic, mostly predictable plot. Deja vu all over again, and not in a good way.

Good, and Far From His Best

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This was a lighter version vs the previous books, more about having an easy read rather than developing complex characters and competing agendas.

Not as good as previous books but fun to listen

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Abercrombie hits another home run with this excellent story of expediency. Good gritty fantasy with compelling characters and great situations. Just let yourself be pulled along by wonderful story and the exemplary narration.

Another excellent story by Lord Grimdark!

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One of the best I have had the pleasure to listen to in a long time!

Awesome

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A fantastically engaging tale, with a cast of great characters, perfectly performed by Steven Pacey. It gripped my attention the whole way through, and I’m sad that the next book isn’t out yet.

This is the good meat

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