Posts belonging to Category 'Joe Abercrombie'
August 13, 2010 | Posted by Mark
I feel awfully late picking up on this, but there’s a new Joe Abercrombie book in the works called The Heroes. It won’t be out until January 2011, so expect lots of teaser material until then from Joe and his publishers Orion Books. Here’s a bit to be going on with: Firstly a sneak preview [...]
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July 22, 2010 | Posted by Mark
This is the start of a regular series of posts about favourite characters from fiction. First up one of the vividly realised characters at the centre of Joe Abercrombie‘s First Law Trilogy. Logen Ninefingers (aka the Bloody Nine) is a mercenary and ex Northmen military leader. He’s a berserker with a brain, and as his name [...]
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October 21, 2008 | Posted by Mark
An interesting interview with Joe Abercrombie (author of The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument Of Kings), over at Dragon Page. The interview is mildly diverting, although as a fan I found it quite disappointing that at least one of the interviewers had not read the book? Where have you been? And why [...]
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September 28, 2008 | Posted by Mark
I came across a blog for writers that I hadn’t seen before – called Writer Unboxed. At present it’s featuring an interview with Joe Abercrombie on the craft of writing. I haven’t had the chance to read this yet, but it looks interesting. I noticed that they had a section on the site about Research [...]
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September 20, 2008 | Posted by Mark
Before They Are Hanged: Book Two of the First Law by Joe Abercrombie One of the common issues for the second book of a trilogy is how it will keep the plot going and develop the characters ready for a good ending in the third book. Often you see the cause of good suffer a [...]
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September 18, 2008 | Posted by Mark
The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law I love Joe Abercrombie! If I was a girl I’m sure I’d say that I’d be prepared to have his babies? Why do I feel like this? Well I don’t know him personally, but you can tell that he has got a wicked and subtle sense [...]
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