Blurb: Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With…… Continue reading The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Shy South comes home to her farm to find a blackened shell; her brother and sister have been stolen and she’s going to have to return to her bad old ways if she’s ever going to see them again. She sets off in grim pursuit with only her cowardly old step-father Lamb for company.…… Continue reading Red Country by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: They say Black Dow’s killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbour, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the…… Continue reading The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Springtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and…… Continue reading Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie – An Audiobook Review
Blurb: Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion.Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . . Savine dan Glokta, once Adua’s most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way. For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour…… Continue reading The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him, but it’s going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm and there’s only one man who can top him. His oldest friend and his oldest enemy. It’s time for…… Continue reading Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It’s bloody and dangerous, and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is unprepared for the slaughter that’s coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons, the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod’s scouts, let alone his elite…… Continue reading Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie – An Audiobook Review
Blurb: Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer, is trapped in a twisted and broken body – not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers. Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a…… Continue reading The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Well, March 2020 certainly took somewhat of a nosedive as far as just straight up normality went. We’ve gone from being able to enjoy a walk in public to being able to enjoy a walk in public until someone comes close. Then we panic, leap 2 meters a way, nod, wish them a good morning…… Continue reading March 2020 Wrap-Up
Blurb: The chimneys of industry rise over Adua, and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever. On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King…… Continue reading A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie – An Audio Book Review
Swords & Spectres 