Modernity is the name of the game, with magic all but a myth, the fantastical out and the mechanical in, a vast unstoppable machine of industry. Where once the world felt old and mysterious with powerful magic lurking in the hidden places, it is now a shiny new if somewhat sooty penny. Twenty-eight years have passed years since the events of the final First Law book and the world has changed significantly. Personally I recommend reading the first series prior to this if at all possible, as it really adds to the overall story and it’s characters. The story is better for it if you have read The First Law, but it works too if you have not yet dipped a foot in Abercrombie’s sandbox. A Little Hatred moved up on my TBR and when I saw that his latest book, The Trouble with Peace, was releasing soon I decided that there was no time like the present for catching up.Ī Little Hatred is the first book in The Age of Madness trilogy and is the second series to be set in this world, after The First Law trilogy. This dawned on me when I recently read one of his short stories in an anthology and was instantly reminded that he is one of the greatest fantasy writers of our era, with a writing style and tone of his own, and a gift for bringing words, thoughts and emotions to life like no other. It’s been a while since I read a Joe Abercrombie novel, and the truth is that it has been too long. Published: 17 th September 2019 by Gollancz (UK) & 17th September 2019 by Orbit (US) Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark fantasy Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another.Series: The Age of Madness (Book #1 of 3), First Law World (Book, #8 of 10) With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die.
But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control. Savine dan Glokta - socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union - plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary.
But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specialises in disappointments. On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities.
Introducing a cast of unforgettable new characters, A Little Hatred is the start of a brand new trilogy set in the world of the First Law which will have you gripped from the very start.
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