His novels have been shortlisted for the world fantasy awards, british fantasy awards, john w. The first three, the dogman, rudd threetrees and logen ninefingers are from the timeline of the first law trilogy. Abercrombies other books are ok, but they never sucked me in like the first law trilogy did. Logen nine fingers theory spoilers for everything up to. At best they are quite plain, but i really dont like. The stories all set in the world of the first law trilogy, red country, the heroes, and best served cold.
Its a fantasy western featuring logen nine fingers. At the very least, the power of the bloodynine is unrivaled. Logen ninefingers, also referred to as bloody nine, barbarian or savage, is a northman who was once bethods strongest champion and later his greatest adversary. Best served cold as pulp revenge, the heroes as worldweary epic, and red country as a spaghetti western. What the bloody nine is will be fully revealed in logens quest to confront bayaz. More authors trying to find another that hits the spot like my favourite one, but thats a tough gig and more books on the craft of writing. Shivers has real contempt for him in a way that doesnt fit their relationship postred country. Logen ninefingers aka the bloody nine page 3 literature.
Would he have been known as the bloody nine when he had his ten fingers, i dont think so. Joel abercrombies logan ninefingers in red country. He was officially king of the north for a short period but. I wasnt convinced at first, but as has often been the case with abercrombies books there was a tipping point where i realised i was absolutely hooked, with the slower ground work at the beginning being all worth it. Grand central pubthe first novel in the first law trilogy and debut fantasy novel from new york times bestseller, joe abercrombie. Fantasy faction read red country uk law books porno grisaille fantasy books what to read book photography red country joe abercrombie the first law.
David jennison is a character artist for sony online, and this is his vision of master ninefingers. Abercrombie has released a little hatred, the first book in a new trilogy set in the first law world which is set after the 3rd stand alone novel and serves as a sequel. It was released on thursday, october 18th, 2012 in the u. Joel abercrombie s logan ninefingers in red country. September 19, 2019 uk the trouble with peace 2020 the beautiful machine 2021 timeline by story arc. In the whole series, there is no fighter, that can rival the bloodynine without magical support. Red country is abercrombies love letter to the western, and unlike many that make a complete hash of the spit and sawdust stereotypes that make up the genre, he gets it magnificently as youd expect from abercrombie this is chockfull of grim humour, action and violence, and very much aimed at the cynical, gritty end of the fantasy. Neighborhoods and villages have disappeared to give way to great factories.
At best they are quite plain, but i really dont like this one at all. But you cant escape what you are, and logen is a man made for black work. In the red country, he goes a step farther by retiring to a farm and changing his name, but he still cant escape the bloodynine. With logen dead the bloody nine may takeover to wreak havoc in the third trilogy. Say one thing for logen ninefingers, say hes going to did a noble death and the bloody nine will jump to a new body. Logen ninefingers is a big, physically imposing man, with a tangled mass of hair, and deeply set dark blue eyes. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He is a pointofview character in the first law trilogy and also red country. Cynicism, and the intention to subvert and deconstruct a certain number of fantasy tropes. Occasionally folks send me things theyve done that are related to my books, and if theyre good, maybe i post them here.
The first law is a series of low fantasy novels and shortstories written by british writer joe abercrombie. The bloody nine seems to emerge when logen s life is threatened, when hes in great physical pain, so maybe hes his bodys selfdefense mechanism. There is a static texture filter placed over some cgi nonsense cut from a 1997 pc game. Logen ninefingers aka the bloody nine some time ago i read joe abercrombies the first law trilogy followed by best served cold, the heroes and red country. Sharp ends, a short fiction collection, appeared in april 2016, between red country and a little hatred. Caught in one feud too many, hes on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Sep 23, 20 the first three, the dogman, rudd threetrees and logen ninefingers are from the timeline of the first law trilogy. And, sometimes the bloody nine appears, and thenwell, for that youll have to read books. A little hatred takes place nearly three decades following the end of the first law trilogy and about fourteen years after the events recounted in red country. Red country is the title of joe abercrombie s sixth novel. A little hatred is set in the world of the first law as it sits on the cusp of an industrial revolution. One man who definitely didnt lose his left middle finger building a treehouse is infamous barbarian logen ninefingers. For me, this book was somewhat different from the others ive read by joe. May 26, 2010 the lead characters had developed so well after three books, maybe abercrombie wanted to keep them handy for the future.
A red country is the next novel set in joe abercrombies popular fantasy world that readers first discovered in the first law trilogy. These books are, hands down, some of the best fantasy novels around. Red country by joe abercrombie follows shy south and her father lamb across wild country in search of kidnapped family. His standalone novels best served cold, the heroes and red country are also set in the first law world. Logen is a skilled swordsman, barbarian, cunning tactician, face and rest of his body full of great scars, and he has the rare ability to speak with primal spirits. Original trilogy logen ninefingers, jezal dan luthar, sand dan glokta, dogman, collem west and ferro maljinn 566 spring. He isnt sure how he did lose it, though, thanks to his unfortunate habit of being taken over at times of high emotional stress by psycopathic alterego, the bloodynine. Thefirstlaw submitted 4 years ago by danteforlenza. Caught in one feud too many, hes on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot.
Logen ninefingers aka the bloody nine is an infamous northern warrior a named man whose exploits have earned him an image hed just as soon not have. Its always great to see an artist using their skills. Grimdark magazine from logen nine fingers to jorg of ancrath, get kneedeep in grit with the quarterly grimdark magazine. I read many different types of books, but what i love to read the most is a truly badass book. Finished this up, its my favorite part in red country. Logen ninefingers aka the bloody nine ads by curse.
Lamb logen nine fingers is probably the best character in any book i have read ina long time. The most recent craft book ive read was on scene and structure and im about to get stuck into one on building characters. Battle rages across the north, the king of the northmen still stands firm, and theres only one man who can stop him. Character profile for logen ninefingers from the blade itself. Aug 27, 2012 occasionally folks send me things theyve done that are related to my books, and if theyre good, maybe i post them here. Logen ninefingers might only have one more fight in himbut its going to be a big one. Caught in one feud too many, hes on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead. Joe abercrombie is the author of the first law trilogy the blade itself, before they are hanged and last argument of kings. Among other things, he became infamous for killing shama heartless, therefore earning himself a name known and feared throughout the whole north.
Logen ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Ive fought in the driving snow, the blasting wind, the middle of the night. The most recent craft book ive read was on scene and structure and. Like many people who read joe abercrombies first law trilogy, i fell in love with the character of logen ninefingers. Perhaps after he has written twenty books, this trilogy will seem like a great introduction to this world, but for an story in its own right, id have liked something more conclusive. From the day i first opened up an edgar rice burroughs novel as a child, i was hooked on the simple literary delights of a wellplaced punch to the face. Logen nine fingers theory spoilers for everything up to and including red country self. Best served cold features some characters from the triology. The last one, caul shivers, is from the timeline of the heroes red country. The stories in it take place throughout the timelines of all six previous novels. Red country is marketed as a standalone novel and one can certainly enjoy it without having read abercrombies other work, but.
Logen ninefingers, also known as the bloodynine, is a northman fighter and champion, originating from beyond the mountains typically bordering what is considered the north and angland. He was officially king of the north for a short period but was immediately. Mar 30, 2012 a red country is the next novel set in joe abercrombies popular fantasy world that readers first discovered in the first law trilogy. Logen ninefingers, also known as the bloody nine, is an aging northman with a black name and even blacker past, who strives to turn from the path of senseless violence he has followed for so long. Digital painting logen ninefingers, caul shivers, rudd. If you havent started reading joe abercrombies books, go start reading them right now. Red country is the title of joe abercrombies sixth novel. Logen ninefingers, also known as the bloody nine, is a northman fighter and champion, originating from beyond the mountains typically bordering what is considered the north and angland. The setting is a fictional world that mimics several facets of the ancient to classical world. Logen ninefingers will be actually dead by the end of this trilogy, having started what will be the downfall of bayaz. Logen ninefingers, also referred to as bloody nine, barbarian or savage, is a northman who was once bethod s strongest champion and later his greatest adversary.
Publishing date is listed as april 26, 2016 though i just found out about the book in july. Aug 14, 2016 the stories all set in the world of the first law trilogy, red country, the heroes, and best served cold. Logen ninefingers aka the bloodynine some time ago i read joe abercrombies the first law trilogy followed by best served cold, the heroes and red country. The first law is a fantasy series written by british author joe abercrombie. Logen ninefingers and the rest spoiler alert science. It is the third standalone novel set in the first law world. It consists of a trilogy, three standalone novels and a number of novellas set in the same world. This is my first foray into the world of joe abercrombie and for those of you who are about to make the mistake of starting with red country like i did, my advice would be to go back and start with the first law books. In the red country, he goes a step farther by retiring to a farm and changing his name, but he still cant escape the bloody nine. Logen nine fingers theory spoilers for everything up to and including red country so a friend of mine has read these books and we were discussing the inhuman strength and endurance and split second personality changes that take over logen when hes fighting. In the whole series, there is no fighter, that can rival the bloody nine without magical support. Logen ninefingers, also known as the bloodynine, is an aging northman with a black name and even blacker past, who strives to turn from the path of senseless violence he has followed for so long. Character profile for logen ninefingers from the blade.
This is even more frustrating because joe puts shivers in every damn book. Red country is a spinoff from the fantastic first law trilogy, no doubt an intended bridge towards abercrombies eventual reprisal of his best characters. So there is some reason to believe we will end up at some point have books bringing back logens tale or maybe ferro. Caught in one feud too many, hes on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy. Oct 18, 2012 this is my first foray into the world of joe abercrombie and for those of you who are about to make the mistake of starting with red country like i did, my advice would be to go back and start with the first law books.
Logen ninefingers still alive as revealed in red country and ferro maljinn will be the only returning characters with a pointofview. The final novel in the first law trilogy by new york times bestseller joe abercrombie. Oct 23, 2012 red country is a good read and kept me interested throughout, its a fairly simple story with a western feel to it, some interesting characters and gives a bit of closure to a few characters from the original trilogy including one who may be missing a digit. There had been some stories by abercrombie in anthologies including. Last argument of kings last argument of kings audiobook, by joe abercrombie.
The first novel in the first law trilogy and debut fantasy novel from new york times bestseller, joe abercrombie. Red country is the most recent of joe abercrombies first law spinoff books, and im genuinely really going to miss this world. This is all supposing that the bloody nine is a demon hiding within logen s body the cold feeling makes me think this. Not only does it not convey abercrombies tone at all unless a red country represents a significant departure from his style, it just looks awful. Instead we got an older, not really himself version of logan in red country. At the very least, the power of the bloody nine is unrivaled. Evolution and industrialisation have changed the landscape of midderland, especially in adua. Logen nine fingers aka the bloody nine is an infamous northern warrior a named man whose exploits have earned him an image hed just as soon not have. A little hatred mentioned logen ninefingers, also known as the bloodynine, is an aging northman with a black name and even blacker past, who strives to turn from the path of senseless violence he has followed for so long. According to shivers, it takes place approximately 10 years after best served cold.
Joel abercrombies logan ninefingers in red country october 25, 2017 i read many different types of books, but what i love to read the most is a truly badass book. Unfortunately, it just doesnt quite come together as it should. The way he turns on wonderful so callously again doesnt seem to fit logen when we last saw him. They are characterized by extreme grittiness, grim wit, being on the far cynical hand of the sliding scale of idealism vs. In my opinion, the worst thing about joe abercrombies books are the covers. The last one, caul shivers, is from the timeline of the heroesred country. See more ideas about character art, fantasy characters and fantasy.
Seems like joe made us dive into his characters and now is trinkling through the follow up books to make us read more. If you havent already you should also check out red country. The trilogy was part epic fantasy, part black comedy, and part satirical take on the lord of the rings, and logen himself is a very interesting deconstruction of the tolkienesque fantasy warrior. It certainly could be just logen and his devil blood and thats the way it works. All three books showed his inclination to take fantasy in new directions. In countless raids and skirmishes and desperate defences, and bloody actions of every kind. Aug 07, 2019 a little hatred takes place nearly three decades following the end of the first law trilogy and about fourteen years after the events recounted in red country. Logen nine fingers theory spoilers for everything up to and. Its an alternate personality in which he gains seemingly superhuman fighting abilities, yet also goes into a battle lust that causes him to kill just about anything in.
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