Before they are hanged

Before they are hanged

Joe Abercrombie

Book - 2008

Superior Glokta has a problem. How can he defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when his allies can by no means be trusted? Ancient secrets will be uncovered and bitter enemies will be forgiven--but not before they are hanged--in this sequel to "The Blade Itself."

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Subjects
Kings and rulers > Fiction.
Imaginary wars and battles > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Published
Amherst, NY : Pyr Books 2008.
Language
English
Main Author
Joe Abercrombie (-)
Item Description
Originally published: London : Gollancz, 2007.
Physical Description
543 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780316387354
9781591026419
Contents unavailable.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

This grim and vivid sequel to 2007's The Blade Itself transcends its middle volume status, keeping the reader engaged with complicated plotting and intriguing character development. As savage Northmen invade Angland, the northernmost province of the unwieldy Union, honorable, hard-working Union soldier Colonel West watches his notions of civilized warfare erode in one horrible battle after another. In Dagoska, a southern city threatened by Gurkish soldiers and left undefended as Union troops head to Angland, dreadfully maimed Inquisitor Glokta employs tortures and deceptions to ferret out conspiracies against the king. Ignoring these worldly concerns, disreputable magus Bayaz of Calcis drives a squabbling little band through a wasteland in search of a relic that can open a gate to the realm of demons. Abercrombie leavens the bloody action with moments of dark humor, developing a story suffused with a rich understanding of human darkness and light. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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