The First Law · Book 3
Last Argument of Kings
- Published
- 1 March 2008
- Pages
- 663
- ISBN-13
- 9780575077904
- Type
- novel
About this book
Last Argument of Kings (2008) concludes the original First Law trilogy that began with The Blade Itself and Before They Are Hanged, paying off the wizard's unexplained agenda amid the chaotic, ugly battles Joe Abercrombie built the series' grimdark reputation on. It runs 663 pages, the longest of the trilogy's three volumes.
Its place in The First Law
Last Argument of Kings is book 3 in the The First Law series. It follows Before They Are Hanged. It is followed by Best Served Cold. See the full The First Law reading order.
A crippled torturer, a vain swordsman convinced he's the hero of his own story, and a manipulative wizard who never seems to be quite what he claims are pulled together by a looming war and the wizard's own unexplained agenda. Joe Abercrombie's First Law world is epic fantasy stripped of most of its comforting illusions: kingdoms are run by the venal and incompetent, battles are chaotic and ugly rather than glorious, and the people readers root for are, almost without exception, deeply compromised. It's the book…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781591026907
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788491044376
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780575077904