The Heroes
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie is a reprint edition published by Orbit on October 21, 2011, featuring 592 pages in English. This novel unfolds an epic battle that will determine the fate of the North, set in the world of Abercrombie’s First Law series. The story revolves around three central figures: Bremer dan Gorst, a disgraced swordsman seeking redemption; Prince Calder, who is more interested in power than honor; and Curnden Craw, the last honest man in the North, grappling with the chaos of war.
Readers will find a narrative rich in action and military strategy, as thousands converge on a seemingly insignificant hill for a decisive confrontation. The characters are driven by personal motives, with themes of honor, ambition, and moral ambiguity woven throughout the conflict. As the battle unfolds over three bloody days, the complexities of human nature and the harsh realities of warfare come to the forefront, challenging the notion of heroism in a world fraught with intrigue and betrayal.
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An epic battle that will decide the fate of the North unfolds in this novel set in the world of the First Law from NYT bestselling author Joe Abercrombie.
Three men. One Battle. No Heroes.
They say Black Dow’s killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud.
Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they’ve brought a lot of sharpened metal with them.
Bremer dan Gorst, disgraced master swordsman, has sworn to reclaim his stolen honor on the battlefield. Obsessed with redemption and addicted to violence, he’s far past caring how much blood gets spilled in the attempt. Even if it’s his own.
Prince Calder isn’t interested in honor, and still less in getting himself killed. All he wants is power, and he’ll tell any lie, use any trick, and betray any friend to get it. Just as long as he doesn’t have to fight for it himself.
Curnden Craw, the last honest man in the North, has gained nothing from a life of warfare but swollen knees and frayed nerves. He hardly even cares who wins any more, he just wants to do the right thing. But can he even tell what that is with the world burning down around him?
Over three bloody days of battle, the fate of the North will be decided. But with both sides riddled by intrigues, follies, feuds and petty jealousies, it is unlikely to be the noblest hearts, or even the strongest arms that prevail.
For glory, for victory, for staying alive.
For more by Joe Abercrombie, check out:
First Law Trilogy
The Blade Itself
Before They Are Hanged
Last Argument of Kings
Novels in the First Law world
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