The Heroes

Zusatztext Highly recommended - a funny! finely-wrought! terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out Informationen zum Autor Joe Abercrombie was born in Lancaster, England, studied psychology at Manchester University, and worked as an editor of documentaries and live music before his first book, The Blade Itself , was published in 2006. Two further instalments of the First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged , and Last Argument of Kings , followed, along with three standalone books set in the same world: Best Served Cold, The Heroes and Red Country . He has also written the Shattered Sea trilogy for young adults, the Age of Madness trilogy for old adults, and Sharp Ends , a collection of short stories. He lives in Bath, England, with his wife and three children. Klappentext An action-packed fantasy novel, full of brutality, black humour and strong characterisation. Abercrombie is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed fantasy novelists of his generation. '"The Heroes" is an indictment of war and the duplicity that corrupts men striving for total power: bloody and violent but never gratuitously so, it's imbued with cutting humour, acute characterisation and world-weary wisdom about the weaknesses of the human race. Brilliant' "Guardian" Zusammenfassung Three men. One battle. No Heroes.

Highly recommended - a funny, finely-wrought, terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out

Préface
Three men. One battle. No Heroes.

Auteur

Joe Abercrombie was born in Lancaster, England, studied psychology at Manchester University, and worked as an editor of documentaries and live music before his first book, The Blade Itself, was published in 2006. Two further instalments of the First Law trilogy, Before They Are Hanged, and Last Argument of Kings, followed, along with three standalone books set in the same world: Best Served Cold, The Heroes and Red Country. He has also written the Shattered Sea trilogy for young adults, the Age of Madness trilogy for old adults, and Sharp Ends, a collection of short stories. He lives in Bath, England, with his wife and three children.

Texte du rabat

An action-packed fantasy novel, full of brutality, black humour and strong characterisation. Abercrombie is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed fantasy novelists of his generation. '"The Heroes" is an indictment of war and the duplicity that corrupts men striving for total power: bloody and violent but never gratuitously so, it's imbued with cutting humour, acute characterisation and world-weary wisdom about the weaknesses of the human race. Brilliant' "Guardian"

Résumé
Three men. One battle. No Heroes.