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. I suggest you give it a shot if you like fantasy. 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, hes about to make the lives of Glotka, Jezal. Title: The Blade Itself Author: Joe Abercrombie Genre: Fantasy Published: 2006 Pages: 501 Goodreads Rating: 4. The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 4.20 219,171 ratings13,339 reviews Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck.

I found it funny, but it depends on your sense of humour. No mention of women being tortured with sexual violence which I was very grateful for, and I love the author for this. I'm not sure how far you'd like to go with violence but if you're ok with axes being chopped into heads, fingers being sliced off, general descriptions of torture then this is the book for you. The Blade Itself is dark and violent but it never got my creepster spidey sense tingling like GoT did. The Blade Itself: Book One (The First Law 1) Kindle Edition by Joe Abercrombie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 6,649 ratings Book 1 of 3: The First Law Trilogy Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Delightfully twisted and evil GUARDIAN Highly recommended. The Blade Itself has more of a frontier/western feel and a much more humorous feel to it.

I thought the writing in GoT was subpar also, full of fluff. Georgia Martine It is similar in that it is fantasy, it is not similar in that I took GoT and hurled it across the room at the scene involving 13 year old Daenerys an …more It is similar in that it is fantasy, it is not similar in that I took GoT and hurled it across the room at the scene involving 13 year old Daenerys and her enjoyment of paedophilia.

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