The Blade Itself reads like some scenes from A Game of Thrones, mixed with the wry tone of The Broken Empire, plus a little of J.V. Or at least make a show of combining the same old tropes in a new way. There is nothing necessarily wrong with that, but for me, a high rating book has to feel distinct. I do see why it is popular, but I don’t think this book does much any fantasy fan won’t have seen before. To be honest, The Blade Itself avoids most of the common pitfalls of the genre, and it doesn’t read as though Abercrombie is trying too hard. Also, the fantasy elements sit in that sweet spot of being interesting without overindulging the writer. The world-building is inoffensive, the characters have some flesh, and it sets up the rest of the trilogy without losing a good pace to the dirge of exposition. The blade itself incites to deeds of violence – The Odyssey, Homer Classical references are (in my world) always a win, and this one goes the extra mile by actually fitting the tone of the book, rather than existing because it sounds cool. Fantasy offers up so many daft, wet titles that I’ve gotten used to overlooking them, but I particularly liked this one. As with most books in this genre, it is violent and short on moral fibre. It shelves under grimdark – gritty, with a ‘characters I care about might actually die’ vibe.
The Blade Itself is the first in a fantasy trilogy. Bitter enemies will be forgiven - but not before they are hanged.Did you like this book, Deanna? Yes, I suppose I did. They might even stand a chance of saving mankind from the Eaters - if they didn't hate each other quite so much. The most hated woman in the South, the most feared man in the North, and the most selfish boy in the Union make a strange alliance, but a deadly one. And Bayaz, the First of the Magi, is leading a party of bold adventurers on a perilous mission through the ruins of the past. There is only one problem - he commands the worst-armed, worst-trained, worst-led army in the world. Crown Prince Ladisla is poised to drive them back and win undying glory. Northmen have spilled over the border of Angland and are spreading fire and death across the frozen country. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It's enough to make a torturer want to run - if he could even walk without a stick. The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie.
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