Sharp Ends

Stories from the World of The First Law

De: Joe Abercrombie

Narrado por: Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey

The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta.

Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is.

Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp.

And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There's only one obstacle left - his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine . . .

Sharp Ends combines previously published, award-winning tales with exclusive new short stories. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law.©2016 Joe Abercrombie

Reseñas de la Crítica

Highly recommended - a funny, finely-wrought, terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out (Joe Hill)

Pratchett-like parody of epic fantasy throughout... if Pratchett dropped the C-bomb and relished disembowelment.

'Joe Abercrombie has created a world able to stand alongside landscapes the likes of George RR Martin and JRR Tolkien have created in terms of drama, political intrigue and, of course, bloodshed.'

Suffice to say that Sharp Ends is an intriguing entry point into the World of the First Order. I'm equal parts hooked and scared. Is it all like this? Can anyone survive?

These stories proved to be engrossing. They are a spicy addition to the main courses of the novels, adding to the flavour of the original and offering a wider explanation of how some characters got to the place they did. I look forward to enjoying the novels and I'll be looking out for my favourites.

There are some great writers of low fantasy around today, but few are as good as Abercrombie...Each short story does offer an entertaining and dark read

Dark, and darkly comic, this is an ideal read for anyone who enjoys their humor dry and their vengeance bloody.

he consistently high standard of the stories in Sharp Ends make it a triumph. Granted, readers would be advised to acquaint themselves with their setting, but anyone who was excited by Abercrombie's debut ten years ago will feel those butterflies again. It's a masterful approach, displaying everything that's great about the short story format, from a writer at the height of his powers.

Sharp Ends is by turns brutal, witty, chilling, charming but always brilliant.

Overall, the best fantasy collection it's been my pleasure to read in many years.

Kickass short stories

Should have been longer, and more stories about chev and javra to see what happened on the last crusade together. Also really liked the last story where it changed characters rapidly 😀

Good book, unexpected interview tacked to the end

Transition to the interview at the end is very jarring. At least they should have used someone with a nice voice…

Should be read last, so things come full circle

It is a very good collection of stories that expends the context of the trilogy and the stand alone books. This is why in my opinion it should be read last. Charachthers are very well build and some familiar faces get another layer of their personality exposed. Comic relief is there, as expected and things fall into place nicely from a narrative perspective. Again should be read last to fully enjoy it (after the first trilogy and the stand alone books).

Great work, I wish the book was longer

As a collection of small stories it is amazing how Abercrombie manages to develop in such a limited story-length such interesting and detailed personalities. As always the narration is impeccable. I wish all of those stories were individual novels…

Great book

I liked very much this collection of short stories. Some of them are very fun, some nostalgic and one of them is almost horror. I highly recommend this book. It also has an interview with Steven Pacey and Joe Abercrombie at the end.