![]() Would you consider the audio edition of The Blade Itself to be better than the print version? I AM STILL ALIVEĬharacters drive the story. So listen up CHUCKLES AND YOUR BUTT BUDDY FROM ATLANTA AND THE TEACHER FROM CALIFORNIA. KNOWLEDGE IS THE ROOT OF POWER Pacey the narrator is excellent UNFAIRNESS IS NOT AN ADMIRABLE QUALITY The following is a SPOILER for the Reviewer Assassins and has nothing to do with the review of this book. Then their are some more minor characters, but not less colorful, such as Practical Frost, the Albino, Ferro, Dogman, Grim, Black Dow, threetrees and the Navigator who has remarkable talents. Jezel seems to be following in love with her, but she is a commoner. THE SEEDS OF THE PAST BEAR FRUIT IN THE PRESENT I have mentioned only a few of the starring characters, there are a couple of other major characters, such as Major West and his curvy sister Ardee. Sometimes I wondered where the story was going, but I was so invested in the characters and their everyday lives, that I was not as bothered by that as I usually am. If I have a complaint, it would be the length of the novel, yet I could not tell you what to cut. ONCE YOU GOT A TASK TO DO, IT IS BETTER TO DO IT THAN LIVE WITH THE FEAR OF IT. First you like the guy, than you hate the guy, than you think maybe he is okay and finally? JEZAL COULD'T AFFORD TO BE SEEN WALKING ABOUT THE AGRIONT WITH A FAT GIRL ON HIS ARM. CAPTAIN JEZEL DAN LUTHAR is a noble, who knows he is handsome and of noble birth, far superior to most others, especially of common birth. BROKEN HEARTS EVENTUALLY HEAL, BUT BROKEN TEETH NEVER DO. His snarky, sarcastic humor, had me going throughout the book. He now gets no respect and he is an Inquisitor, which means he is a torturer. IF GLOKTA HAD BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TORTURE ANYONE MAN, ANYONE AT ALL, HE WOULD SURELY HAVE CHOSEN THE INVENTOR OF STEPS. Just climbing or going down stairs is a challenge for him. He is a cripple, missing most of his teeth and with several other painful maladies, caused by surviving two years of torture. He is now 35 years old, but looks much older. In a war, he was captured and tortured for two years. He was once a dashing young noble and winner of the sword fighting champion of the land. CLICK, TAP, PAIN Inquisitor Glokta, was my favorite character. I HAVE SETTLED A FEW SCORES IN MY LIFE, BUT IT ONLY LED TO MORE. He is tired of fighting, but still willing to do what it takes. Logen has been fighting all his life and he is also considered a NORTH MAN. THE MAN WHO STRIKES FIRST USUALLY STIKES LAST. ![]() Logen is a NAMED MAN, who is almost killed by a FLATHEAD. IF YOU SAY ONE THING ABOUT LOGEN NINEFINGERS AND YOU SAY ONLY ONE THING, SAY HE'S A KILLER The book starts with the action straight off. This was my second time with this book and I enjoyed it as much the second time through. Like George RR, these characters are fleshed out and you spend enough time with them, that you don't have to worry about being confused. This is a character driven story full of wisdom, blood and gore, pain (physical and emotional), LOL moments, sarcasm, sword and sorcery, cold vivid landscape, magic, twists and turns and lots of characters which are well developed. I RECKON ONE MAN'S THOUGHTS ARE WORTH AS BOUT AS MUCH AS ANOTHER'S You can trust the 4.6 rating on this book and the glowing reviews. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge. 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. 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. ![]() 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.Įnter the wizard, Bayaz. But then Glokta hates everyone: Cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. ![]() Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. 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. 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. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and the debut novel from New York Times best seller Joe Abercrombie.
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