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Joe Abercrombie

(b.1974)

UK fantasy writer Joe Abercrombie is the author of the First Law Trilogy: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings, as well as the standalone fantasy Best Served Cold.

Joe now lives in Bath with his wife, Lou, and his daughters Grace and Eve. He still occasionally edits concerts and music festivals for TV, but spends most of his time writing edgy yet humorous fantasy novels.

Genres: Fantasy

New and upcoming books

May 2025

The Devils
(Devils , book 1)

Series

First Law
   1. The Blade Itself (2006)
   2. Before They Are Hanged (2007)
   3. Last Argument Of Kings (2008)

First Law World
   1. Best Served Cold (2009)
   2. The Heroes (2011)
   3. Red Country (2012)
   Sharp Ends (2016)

Shattered Sea
   1. Half a King (2014)
   2. Half the World (2015)
   3. Half a War (2015)

Age of Madness
   1. A Little Hatred (2019)
   2. The Trouble With Peace (2020)
   3. The Wisdom of Crowds (2021)
   The Great Change (and Other Lies) (2023)

Devils
1. The Devils (2025)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Joe Abercrombie

Grimdark Magazine Issue #19 (2019)
(Grimdark Magazine, book 19)

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 11 (2017)
(Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, book 11)
edited by
Jonathan Strahan

Unbound (2015)
Tales By Masters of Fantasy
(Unbound , book 1)
edited by
Shawn Speakman

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Awards

	2015 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Half a King
	2015 Locus Award for Best Novelette : Tough Times All Over

Award nominations

	2021 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Trouble With Peace
	2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Sharp Ends
	2017 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Sharp Ends
	2017 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Sharp Ends
	2016 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Half the World
	2016 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Half a War
	2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Half a War
	2013 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Red Country
	2012 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Heroes
	2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Heroes
	2011 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Fool Jobs
	2010 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Best Served Cold
	2008 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : The Blade Itself
	2007 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie recommends

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (2020)
(Left-Handed Booksellers of London, book 1)
Garth Nix
"A swashbuckling adventure with lashings of swordplay, dastardly intrigue, and the most original magic I've seen in years."

The Night Lies Bleeding (2018)
(Wolfsangel, book 5)
M D Lachlan
"Savage, dark, strange and unpredictable."

The Splintered Gods (2014)
(Memory of Flames, book 6)
Stephen Deas
"A fast, sharp, ruthless read."

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