Summary
The second book in The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie Probably my favorite in the trilogy. This book has Sand Dan Glokta defending a besieged city. Also, there is fighting in the north with Collem West and Dogman, and a search for a stone by Bayaz, Jezal, Ferro, Logen Nine Fingers, and the apprentice of Bayaz oh and there was a talkative navigator too. The city siege and the search for the stone are ultimately pointless, but I still really enjoyed this book.
Thoughts
- This is probably my favorite book in the trilogy, but it becomes made insignificant in the final book. In this book we see three setting sort of going on. One is the cripple is dealing with a city under siege. Logan and his crew are searching, for I guess some sort of magical stone. And the Northman are battling other Northman.
Excerpts
- “I’ve been worse.” Shee looked him up and down. “How about you?” pg334
- Strange-looking, strange-sounding, but she had yet to hear him say he would do a thing and see him not do it, which made him one of the better men she had known. Best not to tell him that, of course, or give away the slightest sign that she thought it. pg341
- “War is harshest on the brave.” pg518
- Watching a man’s entrails spilling out is excellent entertainment, but the sight of his cock, well, that would be obscene. pg589