What's important to know about this work? Well, this is another fantasy writer who does not pull punches when it comes to writing about nasty stuff, there is mayhem, gore, torture, abuse, more torture and the odd bit of idiocy all contained inside the pages of this novel, and its great. The characters are interesting, they are different, and the threads that they weave are very engaging as the story emerges. It comes to a nice climax at the same time of making you say, what happens next. This is not one of those completely original works in terms of content and story arc, it is in fact high fantasy, but it is extremely well written, engaging and coherent. Like I said in the last review on J V Jones, Joe Abercrombie gives bits and pieces, that all somehow hang together, that hint at the whole and the full picture, without saying too much. You can see that the full story will keep you turning pages, but first you need to buy the next in the series. Thinking about this, this was why I liked the Belgariad by David Eddings when I was young. The problem, to my mind, that he had with everything else he ever did afterwards was that you knew exactly where it was going. Joe Abercrombie does not make that mistake.
I am pleased with this find and will read anything else by Joe I can get my hands on. I love the genre and I love the style. Bring it on Joe.
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