Hardcover, 752 pages
Español language
Published by Alianza Editorial.
El inquisidor Glokta, convertido en un cínico tullido tras su paso por las cárceles de los enemigos de la Unión, es ahora a su vez un eficaz torturador capaz de extraer información de cualquiera. A su vez, el capitán Jezal dan Luthar no ha hecho otra cosa en su vida que desplumar a sus amigos jugando a las cartas y soñar con la gloria de vencer en el Certamen de esgrima. Pero se está fraguando una guerra, y en los campos de batalla del Norte la lucha se rige por normas mucho más sangrientas… Logen Nuevededos, infame bárbaro de pasado sangriento, acaba de perder a sus amigos y está decidido a abandonar sus tierras y dirigirse al Sur, pero los espíritus le advierten que lo busca un Mago de los Viejos Tiempos… Sus historias se entrelazan en una fantasía negra repleta de acción y personajes memorables.
ahaha, yes! What an absolute treat! We're getting the party together & settling into the world. Can't wait to see how the adventure unfolds
Unlike its genre cousin science fiction, fantasy has closer bonds to backward looking types of storytelling. It is linked to the older forms like myth and fairy tale, and that can make innovation a bit more tricky. We can't just keep on recycling "chosen one" tropes; at some stage we need to say something new, or our original stories risk being redundant compared to the superior rivals already in the canon.
At the same time, we can't depart from the form too much, or in the wrong way, or else it seems inauthentic or a sellout.
For some, Abercrombie might have strayed from the marvelous and primal form that gives fantasy its great strength. But for me, he has breathed life into the genre. "The First Law" trilogy and its sequel "The Age of Madness" are well worth the investment of your time.
Having read all six of Abercrombie's books …
Unlike its genre cousin science fiction, fantasy has closer bonds to backward looking types of storytelling. It is linked to the older forms like myth and fairy tale, and that can make innovation a bit more tricky. We can't just keep on recycling "chosen one" tropes; at some stage we need to say something new, or our original stories risk being redundant compared to the superior rivals already in the canon.
At the same time, we can't depart from the form too much, or in the wrong way, or else it seems inauthentic or a sellout.
For some, Abercrombie might have strayed from the marvelous and primal form that gives fantasy its great strength. But for me, he has breathed life into the genre. "The First Law" trilogy and its sequel "The Age of Madness" are well worth the investment of your time.
Having read all six of Abercrombie's books in this series, as well as all five "Song of Ice and Fire' novels, I felt like George RR Martin's most famous work is not worth the considerable investment of time you need to get through his excessive verbiage. Just watch the tv series, it's bloody good.
Abercrombie, on the other hand, IS worth your time. Actually it's not Abercrombie. It's Glokta, Jezal, Bayaz, and Logen that you will be visiting, rather than their creator. Vivid, primal characters in a brilliantly-conceived fantasy world which I enjoyed immensely.
The First Law series has been recommended to me for a long time, and I finally decided to dive in. Abercrombie's reputation as a great character writer is well deserved, but the first book in the series is a bit light on plot. I will continue with the rest of the series, as I've heard that the plot gets better after the first entry.
