Starkfaithful85 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hi everyone I am looking to start a new fantasy series and I want to start with Abercrombie, only problem is that someone told me it was extremely emotionally draining. So I was hoping someone could help clarify if this is the case. Also which one should I start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The first one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I recommend the machete order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You should start in the middle, and then read one page back, then one forth, and then just keep reading back and forth until you reach the beginning/end. Huge payoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You should start in the middle, and then read one page back, then one forth, and then just keep reading back and forth until you reach the beginning/end. Huge payoff! Otherwise known as "Memento" order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilfellon Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The first book because it's the first book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentRoamer Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does Abercrombie have standalones that tie into the main world? Is it worth reading these first or reading that universes main series? Thought this was a reasonable question but as soon as I saw it I expected the usual smart arse answers I see so often on Westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Apparently there really needs to be a sticky thread explaining this in detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Abercrombie Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Publication order works best. I can't speak to the reading experience, but I sure found writing 'em emotionally draining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does Abercrombie have standalones that tie into the main world? Is it worth reading these first or reading that universes main series? Thought this was a reasonable question but as soon as I saw it I expected the usual smart arse answers I see so often on Westeros. Normally I agree on the overuse of smartass responses in this subforum, but this question gets asked time and again and the answer isn't complicated at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 This is a joke thread right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I'm fresh out of what-order jokes, too. fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hi everyone I am looking to start a new fantasy series and I want to start with Abercrombie, only problem is that someone told me it was extremely emotionally draining. So I was hoping someone could help clarify if this is the case. Also which one should I start with? Read post #388: Joe Abercrombie (The guy that wrote the books) said: Posted 14 March 2013 - 03:24 AM There are a fair number of people who'd rather start with a standalone, and they were written so they could be read on their own without spoiling earlier books too badly. I know of a lot of people who've read them out of order and have enjoyed going back to see what happened before. I don't think there's a massive problem with doing it that way. But reading them in order is ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 My answer to this is always just a smidge different than most folks. Yes, you should start with the first book of the original trilogy, The Blade Itself. BUT.... if you really, really don't want to start off on a series and want to try Abercrombie in standalone form first, then read Best Served Cold. In my opinion, spoilers in it are minimal for the trilogy and it gives you a good idea Joe's writing style and also is a complete story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbound Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ya. Start at the beginning. Not only is it the fucking beginning, but (and I'm not joking here) you can really get an appreciation for how Lord Grimdark grows as an author. No bullshit. He gets better at his craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Did your abercrombie's not come with instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 My answer to this is always just a smidge different than most folks. Yes, you should start with the first book of the original trilogy, The Blade Itself. BUT.... if you really, really don't want to start off on a series and want to try Abercrombie in standalone form first, then read Best Served Cold. In my opinion, spoilers in it are minimal for the trilogy and it gives you a good idea Joe's writing style and also is a complete story. or read "half a king" and then imagine what the HBO version would be like. If that's your thing read "the first law" books in the order they came out. I sometimes wounder if Joe puts people up to this type of thread every couple of months. It's like he can't rest until there are at least three active threads about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 if you really, really don't want to start off on a series and want to try Abercrombie in standalone form first, then read Best Served Cold. In my opinion, spoilers in it are minimal for the trilogy and it gives you a good idea Joe's writing style and also is a complete story. No, no, no. That's exactly what I did and it didn't work that well. I found the book mediocre at best and I didn't even feel inclined to continue reading Joe's stuff. It took the board at least couple of months to convince me to give the trilogy a go. And it was a completely different experience. Admittedly, I've read trilogy in English and BSC in Polish translation, which apparently isn't very good, but that was only part of the problem. I strongly recommend reading in publication order. And yes, I agree, question in OP was lazy and deserved a little spanking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briantw Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hi everyone I am looking to start a new fantasy series and I want to start with Abercrombie, only problem is that someone told me it was extremely emotionally draining. So I was hoping someone could help clarify if this is the case. Also which one should I start with? I didn't find them to be emotionally draining at all. I burned right through the trilogy when I first started reading Abercrombie's stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilfellon Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 For the record I wasn't being snarky, I was just giving a common sense answer. If you want to start with an author it's usually recommended to start with the first book in the series, rather than the second or third, or the stand alones when they're connected to the first trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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