The Blade Itself

Publisher Marketing: The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and debut novel from "New York Times" bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he s about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, "The Blade Itself" is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge." Contributor Bio:  Abercrombie, Joe Ne en 1974, Joe Abercrombie a ete monteur sur des documentaires et des concerts avant de se consacrer a l'ecriture. Le succes fut immediat. Publie dans pres de 15 pays, Joe se place en tete des meilleures ventes avec chaque nouvel ouvrage, au cote de J. R. R. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett et George R. R. Martin. Il a ete qualifie par le Times de - l'etoile la plus brillante de la nouvelle generation d'auteurs de Fantasy britannique -. Servir froid a ete recompense par le Ravenheart David Gemmell Award.