Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law

Joe Abercrombie

Apr 2016 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Steven Pacey

About this audiobook

Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie.

Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law.

The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta.

Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is.

Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp.

And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There's only one obstacle left -- his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine . . .

Ratings and reviews

Joe Ambercrombie has made gold with his first law series. Every book was a masterpiece, and this one was no exception. The pairing of such an amazing story. With that of a master narrorator like Steven Pacey. This will be an audiobook series (including this one) that I will reread (listen) for ages to come. It was incredibly fun to listen to the stories in this book. Having become involved with the characters. If anything, I wish there was more. Thank you Joe and Steven!!!!

About the author

Joe Abercrombie is the New York Times bestselling author of Red Country and the First Law trilogy: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, and Last Argument of Kings. He is a full-time writer and occasional freelance film editor who lives in Bath, England with his wife and three children.