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The First Law

This epic fantasy saga delves into the dark corners of human nature, blending politics, war, and personal ambition. Follow the fates of unforgettable characters navigating the line between heroism and betrayal. Brutal conflicts and morally ambiguous situations test the limits of what it means to be human. The series is renowned for its gritty depiction of violence and cynical wit.

The Blade Itself
The Heroes
The Great Leveller
Before They are Hanged
Red country
Best Served Cold

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  1. 1

    The Blade Itself

    • 617 pages
    • 22 hours of reading
    4.2(225644)Add rating

    Infamous Logen Ninefingers has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian. He is caught in murderous conspiracies and old scores, along with Captain Jezal dan Luthar, Inquisitor Glokta and the wizard Bayaz, who all must try to survive the coming war.

    The Blade Itself
  2. 2

    Before They are Hanged

    • 592 pages
    • 21 hours of reading
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    A bitter and merciless was is coming to the frozen north. It is bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that is coming.

    Before They are Hanged
  3. 3

    Last Argument of Kings

    • 704 pages
    • 25 hours of reading
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    The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to fall across the heart of the Union. Only the First of the Magi can save the world, but there are risks.

    Last Argument of Kings
  4. 4

    Best Served Cold

    • 560 pages
    • 20 hours of reading
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    Monza wants revenge, and she's going to do everything she can to get it. Her brother is dead and now she plans to kill each of the seven men who murdered him. But she needs some help - Shivers, the Northman, Cosca, the mercenary, Friendly, the former inmate of a vicious prison - all hard men to do hard, bloody deeds.--Publisher.

    Best Served Cold
  5. 5

    The Heroes

    • 624 pages
    • 22 hours of reading
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    Set over three days, "The Heroes"--the new novel by the author of "Best Served Cold"--is about violence and ambition, gruesome deaths and betrayals, and the brutal truth that no plan survives contact with the enemy.

    The Heroes
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    Red country

    • 464 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    4.3(603)Add rating

    With her cowardly step father for company, Shy South journeys into the lawless Far Country, reckoning with the Ghosts and being forced into an alliance with the infamous soldier of fortune Nicomo Cosca, with one purpose in mind: to get her family back.

    Red country