I will not go into any real details about them, how they intertwine, their opinions shared in monologues regarding the others (if they meet that is) but it is a pleasure to read about these characters that are, on paper at least, completely unlikeable. Glokta: A tortured and crippled torturer.īayaz: A mage whose motives are mystical. Jezal: A vain, selfish nobleman and talented fencer. The greatest accomplishment achieved by Abercrombie here is the characters he has created. I did get a little confused trying to compose a mental map of the world and distinguish where the action was taking place. There is a lot going on in Abercrombie’s world yet, it is a shame that the two versions of this book that I have didn’t include any maps. This narrative takes place in a world that seems to be brimming with a blood-splattered past, interesting races and a heightened amount of warmongering aggression between the countries and factions. Where that was classic story focused fantasy with twists aplenty, this is best described as a macabre, dark and twisted character study of morally questionable individuals.
Prior to reading this, I had completed Abercrombie’s Shattered Sea trilogy and enjoyed it a lot. Let’s see how I get on now after a good night's sleep… I didn’t write the review then as it would have been a tired, mumbled mess with little to no eloquence and it wouldn’t have included any cool sounding words. I was up until half five yesterday morning reading intensely to finish off this story.
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