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By: Joe Abercrombie
Narrated by: Steven Pacey
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They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given, and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them.

The Heroes

For glory, for victory, for staying alive.

First Law Trilogy

The Blade Itself

Before They Are Hanged

Last Argument of Kings

Novels in the First Law world

Best Served Cold

The Heroes

Red Country

©2011 Joe Abercrombie (P)2016 Hachette Audio Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Sword & Sorcery Law Suspenseful Royalty

Critic reviews

" Lord of the Rings as directed by Kurosawa." ( Wall Street Journal)
"Magnificent, richly entertaining." ( Time)
"Abercrombie never glosses over a moment of the madness, passion, and horror of war, nor the tribulations that turn ordinary people into the titular heroes." ( Publishers Weekly)
Complex Characters • Masterful Storytelling • Gritty Realism • Dark Humor • Compelling Battle Scenes • Perfect Pacing
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Love all his books but this felt the most shallow. Too much war and not enough of the larger universe

Liked best served cold better

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Abercrombie keeps me coming back for more with his hard-edged, morally questionable characters, and epic fantasy.

He is in my top five without question.

Fabulous

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Well read, love this series, look forward to continuing to listening to the conclusion of this vivid story.

Engaging

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Amazing work, great story telling. Rich world. Action till your nose bleeds. Author would be a great pickup for HBO.

So what studio will pick up Joe's work?

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Inexpressibly well written, and the performance was peerless. This book is one of the best I've ever read--anywhere. It is Joe Abercrombie's best so far, and impressive. I guess those are the times...

Bloody fantastic

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Possibly Abercrombie's best work yet, it's a better version of the first Northern war.

The best of the 3 stand alone novels so far

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Not many books are as entertaining, exciting, and fun as hero’s. I really enjoyed myself.

Hero’s is something special

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as always!!
Joe and Steven are a force to be reckoned with.
Fifteen words yet?

Amazing...

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Incredible storytelling and narration. Works as a standalone but more enjoyable if you've read the earlier trilogy and best served cold to get the references.

One of my favorite books of all time.

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This series is one of the best I've ever read!! I can't wait to read the last book of the first law series

Great

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