A brand new series from the critically lauded Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred finds a world caught between magic and industry and unsure which gods they are to worship. Introducing a saga of murder, intrigue and ruthless ambition, this is the perfect read for lovers of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Introducing a cast of unforgettable new characters, A Little Hatred is the start of a brand new trilogy set in the world of the First Law which will have you gripped from the very start ...
War. Politics. Revolution.
The Age of Madness has arrived . . .
The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever.
On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specialises in disappointments.
Savine dan Glokta - socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union - plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control.
The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another...
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780575095885
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 354 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 36 mm
Highly recommended - a funny, finely-wrought, terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out - Joe Hill
The intricately woven story never slackens its merciless grip as we follow our heroes and heroines through battlefields, boardrooms and bedrooms to their destinies - deserved and undeserved alike. - Daily Mail
He writes of slum life with graphic realism, and his rendering of battle scenes is to die for. - The Guardian
Goddamn magnificent - Adrian Tchaikovsky
A tale of brute force and subtle magic set in a world on the cusp of an industrial revolution . . . a vivid and jolting tale. - ROBIN HOBB
The books are good, really good. They pulled me in. Well-developed world. Unique, compelling characters. I like them so much that when I got to the end of the second book and found out the third book wasn't going to be out in the US for another three months, I experienced a fit or rage, then a fit of depression, then I ate some lunch and had a bit of lay down'
Witty, bloody and fun. - NICHOLAS EAMES
Joe Abercrombie writes with terrifying wit, humour and heart - Ben Aaronovitch
A new epic saga of war and power set in a world where the industrial age is rising . . . With expert craft, Abercrombie lays the groundwork for another thrilling trilogy - Publishers Weekly starred review
Rife with emotion with wit to spare, both honed to an effortlessly fine edge. A Little Hatred is the joy of watching a master of the craft with his tools at their sharpest - Sam Sykes, author of Seven Blades of Black
Joe Abercrombie's powerful voice raises the bar in any literary genre. Fantasy fans are beyond fortunate he chose this one - Myke Cole, author of The Armored Saint
This book is exceptional. Indisputably, spectacularly, criminally good. Clever, funny, and packed with cutting commentary, it's well worth the wait. - FANTASY BOOK REVIEW
Abercrombie has created one of the most magnificent, unforgettable casts of characters to ever grace the pages of a fantasy book - Grimdark Magazine
Gripping and intriguing. - STARBURST MAGAZINE
All told within a complex, fascinating plot that will keep you up long after bed time. The perfect escape from the topsy- turvy world that we're living in at the moment. - Natasha Harding, The Sun
Both the magic and the class struggle are subtly handled by Abercrombie, while the humour is delightfully rough. It's a tremendous book, as if Friedrich Engels and Terry Pratchett had agreed to collaborate in rewriting George RR Martin. - MORNING STAR
[it] gives us incipient industrialisation, a refugee crisis, violence, politics and magic, all handled with darkly funny aplomb. - The Guardian, Books of the Year 2019
This is an ambitious and engrossing return to the world of the First Law. Bring on book two. - SciFiNow
Little Hatred is one of Abercrombie's best books yet. - SFX
Following on from The First Law trilogy, this new series, the Age of Madness, begins with this novel, introducing several main interesting characters such as Savine, an investing capitalist and noble, and Riike,... More
Fans of the First Law series, rejoice - Abercrombie is back and he's better than ever. An all-new cast (with a few old faces) of characters just as venomous as their predecessors take on the new challenges posed... More
Well to start off I was lucky enough to get a proof of this book and I’ll tell you what, Abercrombie doesn’t disappoint does he? To be honest about midway through I was thinking ‘this isn’t as good as his others’ but... More
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