The Prince of Newcastle Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 So, I'm coming to the end of The Blade Itself and I am not sure about the history of The Maker etc. Who the Maker is, what he does, is he like a God? I understand the Makers brother killed him and Bayaz then slew him, Kanaidas (sp). If this all gets explained later then please don't tell me, and I have a feeling Bayaz isn't all he seems so.... But as far as the mythology of this goes in the book, can someone help me? In the book, SPOILERSThe Weakest has just been murdered by Bethods' son is where I am up to...Cheers for any assistance, it's the names of these Makers and what not and there whole extended families that's confusing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It'll become clearer later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbound Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Hell, I'm all for spoilers, but you might want to hold out on these questions. They kind of make up the rest of the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prince of Newcastle Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Ah right I see. I was thinking I missed something. It seems like the majority of my knowledge on the history of the Maker etc is all from the stage show put on during the dinner everyone attends, where the Arch Lector gets his seat broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prince of Newcastle Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Cheers for the help, I am looking forward to Before they are hanged now, I hear the two sequels are much better than the first one. I am loving the blade it's self though so it only bodes well if it gets even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Cheers for the help, I am looking forward to Before they are hanged now, I hear the two sequels are much better than the first one. that's reading out of order. you need to read best served cold next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prince of Newcastle Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 What? Really? I thought Best Served Cold and The Heroes were stand alones that take place afterwards? They aren't part of the First Law trilogy I though?!Edit: Best Served Cold takes place 4 years after The Last Argument of Kings according to Wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 just dicking with people who don't look it up on wikipedia but start a thread here about the order of the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prince of Newcastle Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 I didn't ask about the order of the books though. I asked if I had missed something in an earlier chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Isn't there are first law thread somewhere, among the many that already exist, where this question should have been asked? Why can't these be asked in a first law thread with spoiler tags?I like the series but it feels like people want to turn the literature thread into the equivalent of the forum's "ASOIAF" subsection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 :agree:No more first law threads! There is currrently only one Bakker thread on the main page! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sheepf*cker Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 OH MY GOD!!! I can't believe someone had the audacity to start a thread to ask a simple fucking question. Too many threads!!! Gods, I shall perish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Abercrombie Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I shall not rest until all your threads belong to me.What order should I read these books in, by the way?Or should I start a new thread to ask that question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Joe - As long as you save LAOK for last you should be ok, it has major spoilers for the books that come after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sheepf*cker Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Start with the Blade Itself (you should know this), then read Red Country, followed by Last Argument of Kings, the Heroes...........you get the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I shall not rest until all your threads belong to me.What order should I read these books in, by the way?Or should I start a new thread to ask that question?If only we still had a like button!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Well, I don't feel like all the OP's questions get answered in the trilogy - unless I missed something.The questions about was the Maker a god and what did he did is left more or less nebulous. You get a little more explanation, but I wouldn't say there's any definitive answers either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prince of Newcastle Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 I can't use the search function I'm on my phone ATM. Please accept my most humblest of apologies for starting a thread on the Internet, I know they are limited and should be used sparingly lest we run out, and then how will we go over R+L=J for the 67th time this month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 OH MY GOD!!! I can't believe someone had the audacity to start a thread to ask a simple fucking question. Too many threads!!! Gods, I shall perish.I could have started a thread about there being a thread for every simple fucking question :PI really think the question could have been answered just as simply in the main thread - it's probably been asked already but I don't think people mind answering it again. Having a thread for absolutely everything clogs things up and makes searches a pain in the arse.The poster's relatively new so it's no big deal, I just think it's better to place such questions in an existing thread. Otherwise you'll get threads along the lines of"Hi, I know there's a few "what order should I read the first law books" threads but I'm wanting a personalised one. I don't really like surprises and prefer to know what's going to happen. I also really hate Westerns. What order do you think I should read the series in?" :agree:No more first law threads! There is currrently only one Bakker thread on the main page!No-god save us from damnation. Imagine how clogged the literature forum would be if every Bakker-apocalyose question earned an in individual thread? Those folks manage I can't see why First Law fans can't either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I can't use the search function I'm on my phone ATM. Please accept my most humblest of apologies for starting a thread on the Internet, I know they are limited and should be used sparingly lest we run out, and then how will we go over R+L=J for the 67th time this month?I should probably retract my "no worries" comment now but I'll extend the you're relatively new to being sarcastic and insincere too.I suspect all these threads do take up more memory on the site which, as far as I know, isn't unlimited. Maintenance probably becomes more a drag for mods as well.R+L = J has it's own section in the forum so it makes no odds. At the end of the day it's still a topic on ASOIAF on the ASOIAF forum. Don't get me wrong, I spend far more time reading/posting about non ASOIAF books here anyhow so it's not like I'm trying to ban Abercrombie threads or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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