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The First Law · Book 7

Sharp Ends

by Joe Abercrombie
Published
1 January 2016
Pages
304
ISBN-13
9780316390811
Type
collection
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Cover of Sharp Ends

About this book

Sharp Ends (2016) is a First Law short story collection filling in gaps between the earlier books, best read after Red Country once most of its returning characters are familiar. At 304 pages, it sits between Red Country and the Age of Madness trilogy's opener, A Little Hatred.

Key facts about Sharp Ends

Joe Abercrombie wrote Sharp Ends, a collection on our list. It has been out since 2016. The book has 304 pages.

We list 3 editions of this collection. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316390811 to find the main one.

Sharp Ends is book 7 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

Sharp Ends is book 7 in the The First Law series. It follows Red Country. It is followed by A Little Hatred. 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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