Joe Abercrombie
A standalone story in the world of The First Law trilogy. While I was hoping that this would follow on some characters of the trilogy, filling out the story and giving what was lacking, alas no. While there are some overlapping minor characters, this is effectively a straight up revenge thriller that has no redeeming characters. Everyone is flawed and if the message is that vengeance does not bring closure, that message is hammered home... literally felt it hammered into my cold, dead, brain. The fun of the First Law was left behind, leaving only parts that need to be endured. I didn't.
1 star (out of 4)
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