The narrative was told from six POV characters and the majority of the plot takes place in three different areas in the Circle of the World: the west, the north, and the south. Picture: Before They are Hanged by Alexander Preussīefore They Are Hanged starts from where The Blade Itself left off. This storytelling style makes binge-reading the trilogy such a great experience, and I love this book more than The Blade Itself. On this reread, I’ve come to realize that The First Law trilogy can be defined as one gigantic volume divided into three the conclusion of the first two books in the trilogy continues immediately in their respective sequel as if it’s a simple chapter change and there were no definite conclusive storylines until the end of Last Argument of Kings.

Before They Are Hanged is where Abercrombie starts progressing the storyline and the third book is where he wraps things up explosively. I’ve mentioned in my review of The Blade Itself that although I highly enjoyed it, Abercrombie’s debut felt like more like a setup book a necessary installment for the remaining two books in the trilogy to shine. “We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.”-Heinrich Heine Published: 15 th March 2007 by Gollancz (UK) & 8th September 2015 by Orbit (US)īefore They Are Hanged succeeds over The Blade Itself wonderfully. Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark fantasy Series: The First Law (Book #2 of 3), First Law World (Book, #2 of 10) Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

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