Joe Abercrombie Fans discussion

I did not find any Joe related groups here on Goodreads so I created one :)

OK, let me start with introductions. My name is Paweł, I fell in love with Joe's writing last year when I devoured The First Law trilogy. I liked it so much that I decided to savor the experience of reading the other two books. This year I went back to Joe and read Best Served Cold, I loved it as well. Yesterday I have started The Heroes and, as expected, am enjoying it thoroughly.

In Joe's books I like the realism, down-to-earth attitude of characters. I like that the stories are not overloaded with magic. And above all, I like the endings, especially The First Law had me impressed at the end when everything (and everyone) turned out not what it looked like at first.

Welcome one and all, introduce yourself (or not, if you don't want to) and feel at home.

Hi,
I'd heard loads of good stuff about the first law trilogy from friends but never read it.
I finally decided a cheapskate way to read it was to give my brother the books as a birthday present last year (bought blade itself and before they're hanged BOGOF) and borrow them off him when he finished.
He enjoyed the books so much that he didn't even mind that his was obviously my plan.

Read the first law series back to back in about 10 days - also loved best served cold. Still waiting for some free time from reading other stuff to start The Heroes

Hi everyone. Great to find some Abercrombie fans here. He's is currently my favorite fantasy author. I love the gritty nature, the humor, the realism, and the barbarians! Say one thing for Nick, say he loves reading Joe Abercrombie.

Looking forward to some good discussions. Don't know if we should start a new topic, but I'm looking for some recommendations. I also really enjoy Peter Brett, GRRM (of course) and I just started Erikson's Gardens of the Moon. Not really into it yet - he's no Joe!

Bring on Red Country!

Welcome Jamie and Nick!

@Nick: I like your idea of the recommendations discussion - I have just created a new thread just for that purpose:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

Hello
I was looking for a new book series to get stuck into and I randomly picked up "the Blade itself" just because of the cool cover (the UK cover that is) and I loved it! the flawed, realistic characters, the gritty world, the attention to detail and the story that always left you wondering what crazy thing would happen next!

@James: welcome to the group. If you in fact randomly selected Joe Abercrombie then I'd say you are a lucky person and you should try to play some kind of lottery :-)

currently re reading first law...on book 2..enjoying them even more second time round...glotka is such an amazing character

hi there guys!
ive read the first law trilogy,BSC and the heroes and im gonna start on the red country one this weekend,completly in love with this story and universe,theres no pink princesses and shinning knights,this is how fantasy should be,my favourite chapter is the Seventh day in LAOK and the part where monza and shivers are having sex in BSC..dont want to spiol t tho ^^

Hi, about to start on "Red Country", so happy to hear that "The Bloody Nine" is in it. Looking forward to it.

Hello. My name is Hans Erik Johnsen, and I'm new to this group. I just want to say that Joe Abercrombie right now is my favorite author, so thank you for starting this group. In my opinion no one shapes characters like him, and the dialogue is unexpected, raw and yet believable. Hope he manage to write a new book every year :-)

Hans Erik wrote: "Hello. My name is Hans Erik Johnsen, and I'm new to this group. I just want to say that Joe Abercrombie right now is my favorite author, so thank you for starting this group. In my opinion no one s..."

Welcome to the group, have fun!

Paweł wrote: "I did not find any Joe related groups here on Goodreads so I created one :)

OK, let me start with introductions. My name is Paweł, I fell in love with Joe's writing last year when I devoured The F..."

Say something about Goodreads, say it needed a Joe Abercrombie fan club! Well done mate! :)

Oh yes, I'm Jerome and very happy to be here!

Hi everyone, I am a new addition to the fan club of Joe Abercrombie. What an author by the way.

Just finished Red Country a couple weeks ago, am actually reading through the First Law for a second time at the moment.

I've got an idea brewing for a new thread and will post soon.

Joe better bring another book out soon as well, or it'll be back to the mud with me!

Matt

Hi Matthew, welcome to the group.

Joe better bring another book out soon as well, or it'll be back to the mud with me!

I read somewhere (Joe's blog?) that he plans to take a break and then start on a new trilogy.

Do you have the link? Sounds good.

Matthew wrote: "Do you have the link? Sounds good."

I can't find it now... maybe it's something I heard in Joe's interview here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ohEf5...

Or maybe something I read in his Reddit Ask Me Anything interview:

http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2012/12...

Or maybe I just made it up? I will try to recall...

Nah, he announced a long time ago (I think it was when Best Served Cold appeared):

The whole series would have One Trilogy (TFL), then three stand-alones (which we now know as BSC, The Heroes and Red Country) and then a last trilogy. I suspect the new trilogy is going back to the main characters of the first series, mainly Glokta, Ferro and Logan/Lamb. And I suspect some Shivers, Calder, Jezal and Dogman for good measure.

Stas wrote: "Nah, he announced a long time ago (I think it was when Best Served Cold appeared):

The whole series would have One Trilogy (TFL), then three stand-alones (which we now know as BSC, The Heroes and..."

Since my favorites are Logen Ninefingers, Ferro, Glokta and others mentioned, I am thrilled.

Sup,

Felix from Amsterdam,the Netherlands.

Love Abercromie. I read a lot of books in general and fantasy specificially.

After all of george Martins books in need something else to quench my thrist.

I delved into the wonderous universe of the Malazan empire before i arrived at the shaping of the new age of the union but i honestly had to admit that i devoured all the books with gusto afterwards.

My favorite characters is Ninefingers and Glokta (perhaps naturally).

I really appreciate the stand alone novels as well. I think the Heroes was my favorite out of the three though i really appreciated the effort made with Red country as well (best served cold was pretty good as well).

I love the fact that Joe is able to play with different genres and seems to take a lot away from movie types as well.

Though i really do hope we get another big trilogy with a Union vs Gurkish war.Hoping that is what he announced. I really am partial to a reunion between Ninefingers (aka Lamb)and Ferro.

Hi Everyone! My name is Shahd and I just finished "The Blade itself, I absolutely enjoyed it! Joe Abercrombie's writing style is so smooth and full of life! The book's cast of characters were all so well developed! Each with his/her own charm (my favorite so far being Glokta!) I am anxiously waiting for the rest of the books to reach my doorstep so I can delve back into this wonderful story :)

Hi everyone! I am so glad I found this group. I am loving Joe Abercrombie's books so far. I have read the First Law Trilogy and Best Served Cold. I am taking a short break to read a few other books in a challenge I am participating in and will get started with The Heroes and Red Country ASAP! Glad to find other fans as no one else I know has read any of the books.

Hello, I'm Silvana from Indonesia and have been a fan of Joe since Before They Are Hanged (The Blade Itself is good but the next books are superb). I love all his six books so far - enjoyed the grimdark tone and the witty banter among the characters (Glokta and Cosca are just amazing).

His books saved me from the bleak emptiness while waiting for The Winds of Winter. Can't wait for July's release of Half A King.

Hi. Really enjoy Joe Abercrombie's work and looking forward to reading Half a King. Also anticipating more books set in the world of the First Law. Recommendations on similar work gratefully received.

Hello,
is a pleasure to belong to a group of lovers of the works of Joe Abercrombie. Although now this author is included among the elite of fantasy, it is difficult to find groups like this. So I invite you to visit the group that I created on Facebook where we share that love for the works of Abercrombie.

Well, expect them to share some talks, debates or concerns about this great work.

Regards, here are the link.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/55720...

Amanda wrote: "Only just discovered Joe Abercrombie. So glad to find readers with whom I can speak. In my ignorance I started at Red Country. But I find the experience of meeting these characters in their 'youth'..."

Perfect timing, Amanda. You can read all his books and series without having to wait a long time. He is about to release the last novel of his last trilogy next week.

The Blade Itself is great, but the next two books and two stand alones are even better.

I just joined this group. Glad to be here. The first rule of fan club is that you do not ... oops, wrong group. Worry not, I am here for the grim and dark stuff what makes our souls Shiver [sic].

I don't see any specific rules on introduction, so I'll just say that I'm a fan of anti-heroes, gray characters and goats. Not necessarily in that order. And I always sign my posts!

Igor

It's great to find this group. I'm not usually a fan of fantasy writing, but the Joe Abercrombie books changed that for me. The Blade Itself was such a great book, with well-drawn 'real' characters, and I find if an author creates great characters, the genre really doesn't matter. I really need to read these books again soon. :-)

New member here,I am also a new fan to Joe as well, I just finished The Blade Itself. I absolutely loved the novel, and I began book two straightaway. Glad to be here

New here, new fan to Joe but absolutely love his books. So far I read The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings, and currently finishing up Best Served Cold before jumping into The Heroes.