BEFORE THEY ARE HANGED - THE FIRST LAW 2
The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie.
Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your allies can by no means be trusted, and your predecessor vanished without a trace? It's enough to make a torturer want to run -- if he could even walk without a stick.
Northmen have spilled over the border of Angland and are spreading fire and death across the frozen country. Crown Prince Ladisla is poised to drive them back and win undying glory. There is only one problem -- he commands the worst-armed, worst-trained, worst-led army in the world.
And Bayaz, the First of the Magi, is leading a party of bold adventurers on a perilous mission through the ruins of the past. The most hated woman in the South, the most feared man in the North, and the most selfish boy in the Union make a strange alliance, but a deadly one. They might even stand a chance of saving mankind from the Eaters -- if they didn't hate each other quite so much.
Ancient secrets will be uncovered. Bloody battles will be won and lost. Bitter enemies will be forgiven -- but not before they are hanged.
JOE ABERCROMBIE
Joe Abercrombie is a freelance film editor, who works on documentaries and live music events. He lives and works in Bath. THE BLADE ITSELF, his debut novel, is the first novel of The First Law trilogy, followed by BEFORE THEY ARE HANGED and LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS. His new stand-alone bestseller is BEST SERVED COLD.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
ABERCROMBIE JOE
Joe Abercrombie, nacido en Lancaster en 1974, es un escritor británico de fantasía oscura y editor cinematográfico. Estudió psicología en la Universidad de Manchester y trabajó en televisión antes de dedicarse a la escritura. Su trilogía La Primera Ley lo consolidó como referente del subgénero grimdark, caracterizado por su crudeza y personajes ambiguos. También ha escrito novelas juveniles como Medio rey, ganadora del premio Locus 2015.
