575 AU (spring-autumn): The Blade Itself (1st novel in the trilogy).570 AU (summer): 'Made a Monster' (short story).566 AU (spring): 'A Beautiful Bastard' (short story).The Original Trilogy story arc (with characters Logen Ninefingers, Jezal dan Luthar, Sand dan Glokta, Dogman, Collem West and Ferro Maljinn): Chronology of events Īll fictional dates are in relation to the founding of The Union Before the Union (BU) or After the Union (AU). 'Tough Times All Over' won a Locus Award, and 'The Fool Jobs' and 'Some Desperado' received nominations. Shows the fall of Dagoska through the eyes of a young acolyte.įeatures Horald the Finger and Shevedieh. Online on Tor.com (January 2016) and in Sharp Ends.įeatures Shev and Javre, a 'female Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser style thief and warrior odd couple.' Unbound: Tales by Masters of Fantasy anthology (December 2015) and in Sharp Ends. Rogues anthology (June 2014) and in Sharp Ends.įollows courier Carcolf and the circuitous route one of her packages takes through the city of Sipani. Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell anthology (November 2013) and in Sharp Ends.įeatures the couple pairing of Shevedieh (Shev) and Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp.ĭangerous Women anthology (December 2013) and in Sharp Ends.įeatures Shy South on the run during her outlaw days before Red Country. 'Yesterday, Near A Village Called Barden'Īs an extra in the Waterstones hardcover version of The Heroes (2012) and in Sharp Ends.įocuses on Bremer dan Gorst on campaign prior to The Heroes.Īs an extra in the Waterstones hardcover version of Red Country (2013) and in Sharp Ends.įocuses on the liberation of the town of Averstock by the Company of the Gracious Hand. Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery anthology (June 2010) and in Sharp Ends.įeatures Curnden Craw and his dozen in events prior to The Heroes. There are a total of 13 stories, of which five were original to the collection and eight previously published. Published works SeriesĪll short fiction is collected in Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law (April 2016). The stand-alone novels remain with Gollancz in the UK but were published by Orbit Books in the United States. The original trilogy is published by Gollancz in the UK and Pyr in the United States. The full series consists of a trilogy, three stand-alone novels, short stories, and a second trilogy, titled The Age of Madness, of which the third book was published in September 2021. The First Law is the title of the original trilogy in the series, but is also used to refer to the series as a whole.

The First Law is a fantasy series written by British author Joe Abercrombie.

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