The Blade Itself is the first book of the epic fantasy trilogy, the First Law, by British author Joe Abercrombie.Īt first, the cast of characters seems pretty stereotypical for fantasy. The Union finds itself pulled in two directions, and it will only take a hero to save the day… or will it? They break their also-tenuous peace with the Union by attempting to annex its stronghold in the South, the city of Dagoska. The Gurkish Empire, a southern kingdom heavily reminiscent of ancient Middle-Eastern empires, sees the perfect opportunity to strike. The northernmost territory of the Union, a kingdom similar to Europe (or perhaps just a larger England), Angland has served as a tenuous barrier between the civilized Union and the wild tribes of the North, now held loosely under the control of Bethod, their self-proclaimed King.
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