Rhom Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I stopped by Barnes and Noble on a whim yesterday and saw that they had LAoK in stock. I was unaware that the PYR version of the book was out. I had cancelled my order on Amazon a while back when I heard that the Gollancz version wouldn't look quite the same on my shelf (yes... OCD at work there). I had just started another book, so I probably won't be able to get to this for a couple more weeks, but I'm excited that I'll finally be able to read through the other thread that is marked "terrible, awful brain-melting spoilers that will rot your soul" or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999th Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hello, I put together a map for the trilogy. Please discuss. Map of Joe Abercrombie's The First Law -Zsolt- Thanks for the map. I didn't realize that the Northlands and the Old Empire were a single land mass. How did I miss that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thanks for the map. I didn't realize that the Northlands and the Old Empire were a single land mass. How did I miss that? I've been pretty much clueless about the general layout as a whole... so I can't say as it surprises me! That does certainly put some things in perspective for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint777 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 For those waiting for the US edition, it was scheduled to come out on Sept 23 but I see it is already out. All three books came out in bookstores a month before there scheduled release date. Refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellis Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 All three books came out in bookstores a month before there scheduled release date. Refreshing. I pre-ordered mine and was shocked (pleasantly) when the delivery guy showed up with it late last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashara Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Well, I just need to bubble up and explode in the "I love it, I love it, I love it!" kindda post. I started the first book a few days ago, made it to about the middle of the scond book right now, and will be getting the third as soon as I finish the second! Really interesting setting, likable characters, lots of humor, enjoyement all around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Cool! I was just bitching in the other thread about how I was still waiting to read it. I'll be making a trip to the bookstore soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Joe possessed by the spirit of the Bloody Nine. Seriously, that was either exceptionally stupid or reasonably cool. Or both. But I don't think people would blame him for his reaction. Behold the Bannister of Dhoom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Joe possessed by the spirit of the Bloody Nine. Seriously, that was either exceptionally stupid or reasonably cool. Or both. But I don't think people would blame him for his reaction. Behold the Bannister of Dhoom! Clearly my vocabulary is a little off... just what exactly is a Banister? I keep imagining Joe beating some pre-pubescent boy with the railing from the stairs at my house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Clearly my vocabulary is a little off... just what exactly is a Banister? I keep imagining Joe beating some pre-pubescent boy with the railing from the stairs at my house! That's pretty much what he was doing. You'd better check it's still there. That article made me smirk. Hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Kill 'um all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Good for you, Joe! Although with the depressing nature of your books, I was expecting the police to arrest you and have the main bully be the son of the commissary or something. :-D While we are chatting about adult men and violence toward bullying teenagers, I have a much less awesome story. I was walking down my street in Chicago last summer, saw a 13-ish kid with his knees on a girl who was lying on the sidewalk and crying. I walked up and kindly picked the kid up and tossed him into the nearby fence. As a completely non-violent person, I was impressed at how light he felt - like tossing a foldup chair perhaps - once my testosterone informed me to protect the little lady. I told her to kick her assailant in his nether regions next time, and not let boys push her around. I'm almost certain it was her big brother. Seeing him take off down the street made it worth it to me, plus the sniffling shy smile she gave me. Now if only it had been a big burly robber, the girl had a been a stunningly beautiful 20-something - then I'd be set for life. Or at least, two embarassingly bad dates and a "Thanks again, don't call me, I'll call you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delete this account pls Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I think most people have had an incident like that, where you have a brainsnap and only afterwards do you realise "Did I really just terrorize a bunch of 14 year old kids?" In fact, I remember being on the reverse end of it as well, when I was a young hoodlum. It's a valuable life lesson that some people are not to be fucked with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Joe posted a new synopsis for Best Served Cold on his blog: Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king. War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular - a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die. Her allies include Styria's least reliable drunkard, Styria's most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that's all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started... Springtime in Styria. And that means revenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 That sounds awesome, and it also sounds like that mercenary from LAoK is going to be in it (if I'm correct in thinking he was Styrian). Yay, he's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delete this account pls Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Very cool, 2009 is shaping up nicely. That sounds awesome, and it also sounds like that mercenary from LAoK is going to be in it (if I'm correct in thinking he was Styrian). Yay, he's cool. Yeah, sounds like him. I wondered about the Northman as well. Dogman? Shivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Yeah, sounds like him. I wondered about the Northman as well. Dogman? Shivers? The 'just wants to do the right thing' description does make me think of the Dogman, but it could just as easily be a Northman we haven't met yet. One thing's for sure, with that description it's definitely not going to be Black Dow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besselfunction Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Logen, back from the dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Logen, back from the dead? Hopefully not, although I would quite like to see The Bloody Nine again sometime I'd prefer it to be in a book where he is a main character rather than a sidekick like the Northman in Best Served Cold seems to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Very nice. Can we expect the same release schedule as TFL? (UK first then US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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