The Blade Itself

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by Joe Abercrombie

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A washed-up barbarian, a vain young officer and a crippled torturer who hates everyone get pulled into the schemes of a bad-tempered old wizard as war closes in. Book one of the First Law, grimdark fantasy at its funniest and meanest. Heads-up: torture on the page.

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