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The First Law · Book 3

Last Argument of Kings

by Joe Abercrombie
Published
1 March 2008
Pages
663
ISBN-13
9780575077904
Type
novel
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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.

Key facts about Last Argument of Kings

Last Argument of Kings is a novel by Joe Abercrombie. Readers have had it since March 2008. It runs to 663 pages.

Our list holds 3 editions of Last Argument of Kings. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780575077904 to find the main one.

Last Argument of Kings is book 3 of 11 in The First Law series. The series has 11 published books. However, the series starts with The Blade Itself (2006). The Wisdom of Crowds is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 14 September 2021.

Additionally, Joe Abercrombie writes Shattered Sea as a separate series. Those series sit on our grimdark epic fantasy and young adult fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Devils is the latest published Joe Abercrombie book on file, from 6 May 2025.

About Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy author whose First Law series, beginning with The Blade Itself in 2006, helped establish "grimdark" as a recognizable fantasy subgenre -- morally compromised characters, unglamorous violence, and a willingness to subvert classic quest-fantasy tropes rather than play them straight. See every Joe Abercrombie book in order.

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…

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