![]() ![]() Whilst some of the characters we know are still around, the world of the First Law has become industrialised. A Little Hatred is the first in a new trilogy set in the same world of Glokta, Bayaz, Jezal, Black Calder, The Dogman and the like, but we are introduced to new characters as well. And whilst there have been short stories published about the same world and characters (see the short story collection Sharp Ends (2016)) it seemed, despite the fan-clamour, that there was to be no further development of that tale.īut here we have “First Law – the Next Generation”. After all, his job is done and the work finished, with The Last Argument of Kings (published 2008 – reviewed HERE) drawing things to an effective conclusion. ![]() With all of this in mind, you might think that Joe – the wryly named “Lord Grimdark” – has had enough of the world of the First Law. Simultaneously other writers have riffed similar ideas, to the point that ‘Grimdark’ has become a thing in genre fiction. ![]() Since 2006 Joe has expanded his repertoire, and to date written eight other novels, including a Young Adult trilogy, and had a short story collection published. (Review HERE.) At the time (2005-06) I thought that it was something new, something exciting and revolutionary.īut over time, things change. ![]() It’s a bit of a shock to realise that it’s nearly fifteen years since I first read Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself, Book One of the First Law series. ![]()
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