The Wisdom of Crowds
- Published
- 14 September 2021
- Pages
- 528
- ISBN-13
- 9780575095984
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Wisdom of Crowds sits between The Trouble with Peace and The Great Change (and Other Lies) in The First Law's publication order, arriving in 2021.
Key facts about The Wisdom of Crowds
The Wisdom of Crowds is a novel by Joe Abercrombie. Readers have had it since 14 September 2021. It runs to 528 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The Wisdom of Crowds. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780575095984 to find the main one.
The Wisdom of Crowds is book 10 of 11 in The First Law series. The series has 11 published books. However, the series starts with The Blade Itself (2006). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
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 Wisdom of Crowds is book 10 in the The First Law series. It follows The Trouble with Peace. It is followed by The Great Change (and Other Lies). 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 9780575095977
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780575095984
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780575095960