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The First Law Comics #2
The Blade Itself #2
Barbarian Logen Ninefingers is struggling to stay alive in the barren and lawless North, while Inquisitor Glokta is struggling to enforce the law in the corrupt heart of civilisation. Captain Jezal dan Luthar, meanwhile, is struggling to maintain his interest in the yearly fencing Contest, win the highest position with the least quantity of work, and keep his hands off his best friend's unconventional sister...
The Blade Itself is the first novel in Joe Abercrombie's The First Law trilogy. It combines the best of fantasy -- adventure, mystery, magic, and an epic scale -- with realism, cynicism, visceral action, plenty of surprises, a focus on vivid characters, and a heavy dose of black humour. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, bloody battles will be won and lost, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, and wickedly funny, The First Law is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge.
The Blade Itself is the first novel in Joe Abercrombie's The First Law trilogy. It combines the best of fantasy -- adventure, mystery, magic, and an epic scale -- with realism, cynicism, visceral action, plenty of surprises, a focus on vivid characters, and a heavy dose of black humour. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, bloody battles will be won and lost, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, and wickedly funny, The First Law is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge.
36 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2013
About the author
Joe Abercrombie
140 books31.3k followersJoe Abercrombie was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Manchester University, where he studied psychology. He moved into television production before taking up a career as a freelance film editor. During a break between jobs he began writing The Blade Itself in 2002, completing it in 2004. It was published by Gollancz in 2006 and was followed by two other books in The First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings. He currently lives and works in London with his wife and daughter. In early 2008 Joe Abercrombie was one of the contributors to the BBC Worlds of Fantasy series, alongside other contributors such as Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett and China Mieville.
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April 18, 2021
Issue 2 of 4 of the graphic novel adaptation of The Blade Itself. This review will focus on how well the graphic novel is able to bring the book to life. The art is beautiful, and was able to summarize a lot of information in graphic form, staying true to the original book without the reader feeling like we're missing out.
Captain Jezal dan Luthar: Dashing officer, handsome nobleman, aspiring swordsman, and a guy who really loves to party.
The first exchange between Jezal and Glokta is masterfully brought to life! And then there's Logen meeting Malachus Quai, who looks even more pathetic in the comic than he was described in the books.
Having read the books, well, poor bandits. Oh boy, the battle is gorgeously brought to the page. West manages to foist his sister, Ardee, off on Jezal, who, being the party animal, is quite taken with her beauty.
They run across Glokta, whom she has a history with. Her tenderness comes across, and right after that is the amazing dream sequence brought to life. I'm hooked, and I need more.
Captain Jezal dan Luthar: Dashing officer, handsome nobleman, aspiring swordsman, and a guy who really loves to party.
The first exchange between Jezal and Glokta is masterfully brought to life! And then there's Logen meeting Malachus Quai, who looks even more pathetic in the comic than he was described in the books.
Having read the books, well, poor bandits. Oh boy, the battle is gorgeously brought to the page. West manages to foist his sister, Ardee, off on Jezal, who, being the party animal, is quite taken with her beauty.
They run across Glokta, whom she has a history with. Her tenderness comes across, and right after that is the amazing dream sequence brought to life. I'm hooked, and I need more.
January 18, 2024
Enjoyed this a lot. Got to see one of my favorite characters from the series appearing in this volume.
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