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The First Law · Book 9

The Trouble with Peace

by Joe Abercrombie
Published
15 September 2020
Pages
506
ISBN-13
9780316591713
Type
novel
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About this book

The Trouble with Peace (2020) continues the Age of Madness trilogy that jumps The First Law forward a generation, following the children of the original trilogy's cast through an industrializing, revolution-shaken world. It runs 506 pages, between A Little Hatred and The Wisdom of Crowds.

Key facts about The Trouble with Peace

The Trouble with Peace is a novel by Joe Abercrombie. Readers have had it since 15 September 2020. It runs to 506 pages.

Our list holds 3 editions of The Trouble with Peace. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780316591713 to find the main one.

The Trouble with Peace is book 9 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

The Trouble with Peace is book 9 in the The First Law series. It follows A Little Hatred. It is followed by The Wisdom of Crowds. 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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