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“No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie.”
— Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“Abercrombie’s work is dark and gritty and filled with black humor and grim observations about human nature.”
— Forbes
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“Digs into the moments where lives are changed, often for the worse, and then sets his characters on paths that are only going to get tougher before they get better…Military grim-dark fantasy at its finest.
— Amazon.com
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“Abercrombie expands the First Law fantasy universe with a new epic saga of war and power set in a world where the industrial age is rising…With expert craft, Abercrombie lays the groundwork for another thrilling trilogy.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“In this brutal fantasy…Abercrombie unerringly juggles a large cast of multifaceted, morally ambiguous characters…This unflinching depiction of human nature becomes slow-motion tragedy on a grand scale, shot through with moments of humor, excitement, and hope.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“Abercrombie, a longtime favorite of fantasy readers known for page-turning and immersive reads, begins a brand-new dark fantasy series with A Little Hatred…This is the start of something awesome.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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Abercrombie squeezes your heart till it matches his beat. No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie.
— Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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A master of the genre.
— Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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Abercrombie continues to do what he does best . . . Buckle your seat belts for this one . . . . A vivid and jolting tale.
— Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author.
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Highly recommended - a funny, finely-wrought, terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out.
— Joe Hill
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Rife with emotion with wit to spare, both honed to an effortlessly fine edge. A Little Hatred is the joy of watching a master of the craft with his tools at their sharpest.
— Sam Sykes, author of Seven Blades in Black
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A Little Hatred is Abercrombie at his very best: witty, wise, and whip-smart. Masterfully plotted . . . . I had high hopes for this book, and it exceed them all.
— Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld
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Brutal, unforgiving, and terribly fun. Everything awesome readers have come to expect from Joe Abercrombie.
— Brian McClellan, author of Sins of Empire
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Goddamn magnificent.
— Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time
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Joe Abercrombie's powerful voice raises the bar in any literary genre. Fantasy fans are beyond fortunate he chose this one.
— Myke Cole, author of The Armored Saint
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Joe Abercrombie writes with terrifying wit, humor and heart.
— Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London Series
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With expert craft, Abercrombie lays the groundwork for another thrilling trilogy.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say that he's a master of his craft.
— Forbes
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Abercrombie unerringly juggles a large cast of multifaceted, morally ambiguous characters, each embroiled in their own complicated story.
— Booklist (starred review)
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A critical, compelling epic fantasy loaded withwonderfully drawn characters, the bloodletting tempered with sharp social commentary anda touch of satire . . . . It doesn't feel like a stretch to say Abercrombie's on his way to writinganother masterpiece of epic fantasy.
— B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
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A Little Hatred may be the mostaccomplished work from a writer who many already consider a master.
— SFF World
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[Abercrombie] might have his most important series of novels yet.
— Locus
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Bloody and relentless.
— George R. R. Martin on Best Served Cold
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Bold and authentically original.
— Jeff VanderMeer on The Blade Itself
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If you're fond of bloodless, turgid fantasy with characters as thin as newspaper and as boring as plaster saints, Joe Abercrombie is really going to ruin your day. A long career for this guy would be a gift to our genre.
— Scott Lynch on The Blade Itself
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Imagine The Lord of the Rings as directed by Kurosawa.
— Lev Grossman, Wall Street Journal on The Heroes