The Wisdom of Crowds

Abercrombie turns grim dark dial to eleven

Starts off very strong and intriguing right after the ending of The Trouble with Peace, but then slows down after a few chapters to create a setup in a new situation. And for a long time you just wonder what will the characters do, how will they survive?

Say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say he knows how to write chaos…

The plot takes so many twists and turns and we get a couple of very epic battles with stakes higher than ever before. And it’s really surprising and amazing that characters continue to change even after a half of the book which is almost the end of the whole trilogy.

Also that open ending is so much more intriguing than The Last Argument of Kings.

Can’t wait for the next First Law book!