Yet, I must say that it is precisely for this unforgiving realism that I end up considering Last Argument of Kings as my favorite book in the series. If you’re hanging on the edge of a cliff, Abercrombie will give you a dangling rope to save you but when you use that rope to save yourself from falling, he annihilates your hopes by using that rope to strangle you when you’re at the top. Abercrombie writes as if he’s a maestro of death and hopelessness. Depending on your perspective, the Last Argument of Kings is either bittersweet, depressingly bleak, or in between I personally think it’s the latter.

The story picks up immediately from where Before They Are Hanged left off, and it has come full circle. Every plot lines from the first two books lead to the revelations and ruthless conclusion in this installment. Last Argument of Kings is the third-and final book-in The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.” “Round and round in circles we go, clutching at successes we never grasp, endlessly tripping over the same old failures.

Published: 20 th March 2008 by Gollancz (UK) & 8th September 2015 by Orbit (US)Ībercrombie has been titled as Lord Grimdark for years now I truly believe that Last Argument of Kings is majorly responsible for this. Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark fantasy Series: The First Law (Book #3 of 3), First Law World (Book, #3 of 10)

Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

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