Joe Abercrombie
Book 1 of the First Law Trilogy
A fantasy world where magic is sort of in the background. In this world, the northmen are warriors who earn their name in battle. The fiercest of these is Logan Ninefingers - the Bloody Nine. He has the ability to speak to spirits, which makes him valuable down the road. The Union is basically a corrupt colonial power held together by violence and graft. Key to this is Inquisitor Glokta, former soldier who was tortured and crippled (but survived) in a battle in the south. The story keeps coming back to him as a weirdly central character, almost as a connective narrator with fingers in all parts of the story. Luthar is a union soldier, high born, entitled and perfect puppet. This first volume really sets the stage and develops the world. The most interesting is the story of the northmen, and the hints what the story is really about. We are not swept away, but kept interested.
3 stars (out of 4)
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