The Devils getting so much promo and so many special and beautiful editions means it's becoming the first Joe Abercrombie book readers are picking up and that makes me so sad we Have to make it stop. The Blade Itself isn't perfect but it's still a much better first impression! Best Served Cold benefits from having read the og trilogy beforehand but it's still!! a much better first impression please please The Devils doesn't represent Abercrombie's skills please listen to me put that book down

To me, Glokta is like one of those abused dogs that only lets women pet them.

I started The Blade Itself thinking the entire first book would be a drag, because people say it doesn't have much plot (I still have no idea if that's true yet) however, I'm *instantly* captivated by the characters. And something about Abercrombie's prose is really working for me.