r/JoeAbercrombie

Abercrombie is always introducing little side characters, then killing them off pretty damn quickly.

I find myself rooting for the Dragon people and the Folk, then killing characters that were the source of the sympathies. Vile characters get little backstory.

I’m still thinking of the whores in the Fellowship and wondering if Sallet(?) was the one dragged off by the Folk. Can only assume so as now Cosca and the others just wiped out the Dragon punitive party and no further mention of her in Crease.

Does every sympathetic person just turn bad? I get it, grimdark, and enjoying the writing but sometimes I would just like an archetype instead of every character being multifaceted with both dark-and-light aspects. Or is it that any archetypical character is meant to be killed and only the complicated survive?

Still hoping things work out for Temple & Shy, tho.

Estoy por terminar el tercer libro de la primera ley, y tengo una duda, antes de empezar con la Era de la Locura, que tan necesario o importante es leer la mejor venganza, los héroes y tierras rojas antes de comenzar la Era de la locura? Es muy importante? O puedo saltar directamente a la Era de la locura y leerlos posteriormente?

Maude's Book Club on Instagram just posted Joe reading 10 minutes from THE HERETICS. From the Barnes & Noble event in LA, in conversation with Pierce Brown.

Just about to finish the full six Red Rising books which completely invigorated me into fiction reeading again. Need my "next thing" and have been kicking the tires on "The Devils" - I'm not expecting the same type of story here, but any thoughts? How did you enjoy it those of you that have read it.

I know this is a crazy shot in the dark but I need help finding a quote. (99% sure its from one of the 3 books in the first laws trilogy) Essentially the quote was one of the characters saying how life often feels like being on an out of control wagon/chariot until you look down and realize you are the one steering." I would love to have the actual quote, it means so much to me. I appreciate anyone's efforts.

EDIT: I found it!! No thanks to AI and a reddit post from a month ago, but here's the quote!

"I know you like to think you're jolting about helpless in a runaway cart, carried off to who-knows-where with no say in the matter, but if you look down, you might see you're holding the reins"