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Originally Posted by HarryT
"The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie. The first book in the "First Law" trilogy. Rather dark and violent fantasy, but an excellent read. Difficult to describe other than to say that, if you like fantasy, you should give it a go. A new author for me, and I'm very impressed indeed.
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I really tried to read this. Several of my friends, including ones here on MR, strongly recommended Abercrombie. But I abandoned it about half way through. I could have liked it a lot, but the violence was just way too much. If this were a movie, it would be rated X for violence. I could have enjoyed it at the R level, and the book would have been a better book, IMHO, without the author losing the storyline.
Meanwhile, just finished
Outback, by Aaron Fletcher, and
Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden, a 100pg short work by Wen Spencer in the Tinker/Elfhome world. Both enjoyed a great deal.