Series: Book 3 in the The First Law series
Rating: *****
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Lang:en
Summary
The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers
might only have one more fight in him–but it's going to
be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the king of the
Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can
stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy: it's time
for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too
little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of
war. A secret struggle in which no one is safe, and no one can
be trusted. As his days with a sword are far behind him, it's
fortunate that he's deadly with his remaining weapons:
blackmail, threats, and torture. Jezal dan Luthar has decided
that winning glory is too painful an undertaking and turned his
back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves.
But love can be painful too–and glory has a nasty habit
of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. The king of
the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the
nobles scramble to steal his crown. No one believes that the
shadow of war is about to fall across the heart of the Union.
Only the First of the Magi can save the world, but there are
risks. There is no risk more terrible, than to break the First
Law...