The Blade Itself: Book One (World of the First Law, #1) (First Law Trilogy, #1)

by Joe Abercrombie

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'Delightfully twisted and evil' GUARDIAN

'Highly recommended ... seek it out' Joe Hill


Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and increasingly bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire, is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers.

Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain, shallow, selfish and self-obsessed, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with...

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  • ISBN10 0575079797
  • ISBN13 9780575079793
  • Publish Date 8 March 2007 (first published 4 May 2006)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Gollancz
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 544
  • Language English