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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “After the Rains” and “Answers”

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Joe Abercrombie First Law Trilogy Reread

A reread of Joe Abercrombie’s grimdark First Law fantasy trilogy on Tor.com.

Before They Are Hanged

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “The Great Leveler”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Best Laid Plans”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Questions”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “The Wounds of the Past”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “The Condition of the Defences” and “The Thing About Trust”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Allies” and “Campfire Politics”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Small Crimes” and “Rain”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Bloody Company” and “Long Shadows”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “And next… My Gold” and “Fear”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “One Hundred Words” and “The Blind Lead the Blind”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Prince Ladisla’s Stratagem” and “Until Sunset”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged: “Long Odds,” “The Road to Victory,” and “Necessary Evils”

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Last Argument of Kings

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “The Poison Trade” and “Being Chief”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “This Noble Business” and “The New Man”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Feeding Time” and “So Much in Common”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Honesty” and “Ghosts”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Bad Debts” and “A Ragged Multitude”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Beloved of the Moon” and “Flowers and Plaudits”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Too Many Knives” and “Best of Enemies”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Fortunes of War” and “The Kingmaker”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “The Trap” and “Horrible Old Man”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Prepared for the Worst” and “The Habit of Command”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “The First Day” and “Such Sweet Sorrow”

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Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, Last Argument of Kings: “Picked Up a Shadow” and “Questions”

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More Joe Abercrombie on Tor.com

Firsts In Fantasy: Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold

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Firsts In Fantasy: Joe Abercrombie’s The Blade Itself

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Joe Abercrombie Announces a New Trilogy of Books Coming in 2014

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Desperate Times Call for Desperados: Joe Abercrombie’s “Some Desperado”

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The Blade Itself

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: Introduction & Prologue

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “The Survivors” and “Questions”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “No Choice At All” and “Playing with Knives”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Teeth and Fingers” and “The Wide and Barren North”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Fencing Practice” and “The Morning Ritual”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “First of the Magi” and “The Good Man”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “On the List”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “An Offer and a Gift”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “The King of the Northmen” and “A Road Between Two Dentists”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “Flatheads” and “The Course of True Love”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “How Dogs are Trained” and “Tea and Vengeance”

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The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie

Rereading Joe Abercrombie’s First Law Trilogy, The Blade Itself: “What Freedom Looks Like”

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