Each has something to prove, a shadow to step out of – the former, that of his mother the latter, that of the horrors she experienced at Valbeck. (I’ll mark with bold where they end, if you’d like some more non-spoilery thoughts.)Īmbition is a disease that eats away at our first pair – both Leo and Savine are desperate to feed theirs. If you haven’t read the novel, I would respectfully advise you to take your leave now: here be spoilers. I’ll attempt to draw them in pairs – the characters within each pair foil each other in so intriguing a way, I can’t but investigate further. As I looked to my review of what is very likely my favourite fantasy title of the year, I was drawn to the treatment Abercrombie gives his six PoV characters. The new generations of heroes is as flawed as the old, and then some. The language he uses (here as elsewhere) is far from lyrical often jarring and dynamic, it continues to strike a note of gritty realism that’s second to none. Add to that immediacy and biting wit, and you have one of the distinct voices writing in fantasy today. Few authors write prose as cutting, as sharp as Abercrombie’s. In short, The Trouble With Peace is the work of a virtuoso at the height of his creative prowess. Abercrombie uses them as his Industrial Revolution uses the lives of the poor and underprivileged – without the slightest scruple. No element touched upon in A Little Hatred is forgotten – what’s more, every conversation, every character experience is rendered more meaningful.
Joe Abercrombie’s Trouble With Peace juggles cut-throat politics, interpersonal drama, and bloodcurdling action with the proficiency of an experienced acrobat.
Purchased Copy: From my local bookstore, which had stacks of the damn thing over a week before release – go figure. The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, and no peace, lasts forever. Orso struggles to find a safe path through the maze of knives that is politics, only for his enemies, and his debts, to multiply. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man from his shackles, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage.
But grievances must be nursed, power seized and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way.įor heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. Savine dan Glokta, once Adua’s most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. Peace is just another kind of battlefield…
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