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Informationen zum Autor Joe Abercrombie is the author of the First Law Trilogy ( The Blade Itself ! Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings ). His standalone novels ( Best Served Cold ! The Heroes and Red Country ) are also set in the First Law world . His novels have been shortlisted for the World Fantasy Awards! British Fantasy Awards! John W. Campbell Award and the David Gemmell Legend Awards. His covers are also award winning! and have won both the David Gemmell Legend Award and the World Fantasy Award for best artwork. Joe formerly worked as a freelance film editor and is now a full time writer who lives in Bath with his family. Follow @LordGrimdark on twitter for more information! or visit www.joeabercrombie.com. Zusammenfassung The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him ¿ but it¿s going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North! the King of the Northmen still stands firm! and there¿s only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend! and his oldest enemy. It¿s past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time! Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe! and no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It¿s a good thing blackmail! threats and torture still work well enough. Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful! and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too! and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead! the peasants revolt and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world! as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible! after all! than to break the First Law . . . ...
