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Joe Abercrombie

Book Review: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

May 14, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Razor-sharp dialogue, a wildly imaginative alt-history fantasy world, and wonderfully extravagant characters result in what may be Joe Abercrombie’s best work to date. Synopsis: Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Joe Abercrombie

SFF Addicts Ep. 154: How to Write Unlikable Characters with Joe Abercrombie (Writing Masterclass)

May 13, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Write Unlikable Characters with bestselling author Joe Abercrombie. During the episode, Joe unpacks the core traits of unlikable characters, including what makes an unlikable character likable, why readers are fascinated by awful people, the process of creating an unlikable character, the importance of character voice, conveying character details through dialogue, morally gray character arcs, active vs. passive characters, revealing character vulnerabilities and flaws, reader investment, morally gray worlds, external conflict and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Gollancz, Greta Kelly, Interview, Joe Abercrombie, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Blade Itself, The Devils, The First Law, Tor Books

Review: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

May 13, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

Synopsis: Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters, and the mission he is tasked with will require bloody […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical, Horror Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Found Family, Historical Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie, The Devils, Tor Books

SFF Addicts Ep. 153: Joe Abercrombie talks The Devils, Grimdark, Ensemble Casts & More

May 6, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Joe Abercrombie about his new novel The Devils, first attempts at writing, working in film, TV and music video editing, the world of The First Law and gradual success, his opinions on grimdark, writing (absurdist) alternate history Europe, going down historical research rabbit holes, creating an eclectic ensemble cast, writing multiple POVs, giving characters distinct voices and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Gollancz, Greta Kelly, Interview, Joe Abercrombie, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Blade Itself, The Devils, The First Law, Tor Books

Craig’s Top Reads of 2024

December 31, 2024 by Craigbookwyrm Leave a Comment

It’s the end of the year as we know it (and I feel full of cheese and chocolate). 2024 has been an extremely good reading year for me, and with so many highlights it’s made this post very difficult to narrow down. So I’m going to do something a little different and break it up […]

Filed Under: Best of the Year, Blog Posts, List, Recommendations Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Adrian McKinty, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Becky Chambers, Fonda Lee, Guy Gavriel Kay, James S.A. Corey, Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, Nicolas Lietzau, Octavia E. Butler, Rob J Hayes, Robert Jackson Bennett, Stark Holborn, T. R. Napper, Tim Hardie, Top Reads of 2024, Yuval Kordov

REVIEW: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

December 30, 2024 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS A brand-new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Horror Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Alternate History, Book Review, Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie, The Devils, The First Law, Tor Books, Vampire, Werewolves, wizard

Review: The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie

November 18, 2021 by readmyblurb Leave a Comment

Synopsis Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us… Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Joe Abercrombie, The Age of Madness, the wisdom of crowds

Series Review: The Age of Madness by Joe Abercrombie

October 22, 2021 by Traveling Cloak (Jason) Leave a Comment

The Age of Madness series consists of three books: A Little Hatred, The Trouble with Peace, The Wisdom of Crowds. It is also part of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law universe, but it is hard for me to place exactly when this story takes place in relation to the rest because it was a very long time ago that I read them. Suffice to say, though, The Age of Madness fits perfectly within Abercrombie’s grimdark theater.

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Joe Abercrombie, Orbit

Review: The Wisdom of Crowds (The Age of Madness #3) by Joe Abercrombie

August 28, 2021 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

e Age of Madness trilogy. The Wisdom of Crowds started off at such a heightened state of terror that it caused my neck to prickle with anxiety from the beginning. This novel takes off at breakneck speed and does not let up. It might be one of the most brutal Abercrombie books that I’ve read. Honestly, this whole trilogy took off into a level of brutality that is a completely new flavor than the previous novels. That’s saying something— Abercrombie is well known for his unbridled savagery in his writing. It was chaotic, messy, heartbreaking, and a hell of a ride

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Joe Abercrombie, Orbit Books

Read-a-long for Joe Abercrombie’s The Age of Madness Trilogy

August 10, 2021 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Will from Gollancz reached out to David about FanFiAddict joining a reread of The Age of Madness in preparation for the release of The Wisdom of Crowds with our blog specifically covering The Trouble With Peace, Chapters 1-9. Needless to say, I dropped everything I was doing and jumped at the chance to take part.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Read-A-Long Tagged With: Gollancz, Joe Abercrombie

Review: The Pariah (The Covenant of Steel #1) by Anthony Ryan

May 5, 2021 by David W 2 Comments

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult Fantasy, Anthony Ryan, Bernard Cornwell, City of Lies, Epic, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fantasy book, Fantasy Book Reviews, Fantasy Books, George R. R. Martin, HIgh, High Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie, John Gwynne, Mark Lawrence, Michael J Sullivan, Orbit, Orbit Books, Orbit Publishing, Sam Hawke, The Covenant of Steel, The Pariah, The Poison Wars

Review: The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie (The Age of Madness #2)

April 25, 2021 by readmyblurb Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Grimdark, Joe Abercrombie, The Age of Madness, The Trouble with Peace

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