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Competition: Win Joe Abercrombie’s The Wisdom of Crowds

September 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 9 Comments

Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds.

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The Gollancz Festival goes virtual with [email protected]

March 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The free event will be a chance to hear from Ben Aaronovitch, Joanne Harris, Joe Abercrombie, Brandon Sanderson, Garth Nix, Nalini Singh, M. John Harrison, and Gollancz’s 2021 debut authors.

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Exclusive: An extract from Joe Abercrombie’s Sharp Ends

April 28, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sharp Ends was introduction to the World of the First Law. There’s ‘grimdark’ fantasy done well (and often) in this series of short stories. For me, as a newcomer, it was a chance to meet interesting people and match as many of them die. It was a chance to meet interesting people and wonder, when […]

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Grimdark done well: A review of Sharp Ends

April 25, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sharp Ends is a collection of short stories and is my introduction to Joe Abercrombie’s World of the First Law. I’m not sure how to tackle Sharp Ends. Let’s begin with the important stuff; I really enjoyed it. In Sharp Ends the characters feel real and are interesting. Bad things happen to good people. I’m […]

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