joe abercrombie the last argument of kings

They’ve also managed to paint out all my boils and photoshop my missing eye back in. There’s an interview in March’s SFX, also, with a full page picture of me, debonairely let challengingly leaning against a whitewashed wall, as I often am to be found doing. As with the previous two books, Last Argument of Kings is tightly plotted, has wit and style to spare, and in the barbarian Logen and the Inquisitor Glokta it has two of the best fantasy creations of recent years … Forget the sterile battles of modern fantasy: here we have brutal medieval realism in which bloody teeth fly and guts are clutched at in one of the most heroic sieges since Helm’s Deep.”

“Abercrombie is a fantasy writer who can really write.

Admittedly, they called it “ The Last Argument of Kings.” There is no “The”, but I’m pretty sure it is my book they’re talking about: What’s that? You need more of me basking in self-aggrandisement? I am to be found discussing the book at the Genre Files, along with such issues as my response to negative criticism (I float effortlessly above it, don’t you know).įortunately, no such floating will be necessary with regard to my review in March’s edition of Death Ray, who have rewarded me the bare acceptable minimum of 4.5 stars. It may also be found in the foremost bookshops of the land, though at this stage probably on trolleys in their stock rooms, rather than actually on the shelves. It is, for this glorious hour at least, amazon uk’s 12th highest selling book. At the time of writing it resides in fact, at an .uk sales rank of 12. Gather round, my friends, for I have great news! Fans of edgy yet humorous yet action-packed yet deeply inventive and moving fantasy fiction rejoice! I note that Last Argument of Kings is now shipping from .uk.

Joe abercrombie the last argument of kings