The Blade Itself, Chapter 1 can be read here:
http://www.joeabercrombie.com/extrac...ade_itself.htm
I just read it again, and it is just sooooo much better than the book I am reading right now. I think I am going to toss the current book on the fire (yes its paper ) - Steven Erikson's Gardens of the Moon. I just do not feel like reading it. The writing is confusing, the action is lacking, way too many characters, no humor at all, the characters are boring.