Alex Priest

The Blade Itself (First Law Trilogy #1)

I needed some epic fiction to get lost in after the realness of East of Eden (and the news these days), and landed on Abercrombie's First Law trilogy. Book one did not disappoint! Brutal, dark, funny, and completely absorbing. Think Game of Thrones but with a little more levity. Now on to book two...

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