When I began reading Joe Abercrombie’s latest fantasy novel, A Little Hatred, it had been years since I read anything set in his ‘First Law’ fantasy universe.
On the other side of the battle-lines isThere are others. I won’t spoil all of the point-of-view characters save to say that Abercrombie delves less into the mythology and ancient, terrible backstory of his fantasy universe, and more into its politics.There are more female point-of-view characters this time around.
I won’t spoil anything, or not anything important in any case. Suffice to say, Abercrombie’s prose is as readable and engaging as ever. The world he crafts is an ever-moving chessboard, and all its pieces are constantly in motion. Abercrombie’s writing is at once economical and evocative. His world feels just as real now as ever, and while the emphasis on the mysterious past of the First of the Magi is no longer the focus, plenty of mystery and intrigue remains.
Every fight scene is painfully brutal, but not just for the blood and gore, but the way you feel the characters’ exhaustion and fear. It’s palpable. War and violence aren’t glorified here at all. Here’s a lovely little quotation from Rikke’s point-of-view:
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