The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and debut fantasy novel from
New York Times bestseller, Joe Abercrombie.
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck.
Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead
barbarian -- leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and
a lot of happy enemies.
Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan
Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at
cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing,
and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether
bloodier rules.
Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better
than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone:
cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little
room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to
the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to
follow it.
Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a
pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a
spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of
Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult.
Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be
settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw
blood.
Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with
unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real
cutting edge.
