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Review | Before They Are Hanged – Joe Abercrombie

By Aidan Moher July 16th, 2007
The Blade Itself

Before They Are Hanged

Author: Joe Abercrombie

Paperback
Pages: 448 pages
Publisher: McArthur & Co / Orion Con Trad
Release Date: April 12 2007
ISBN-10: 0575077883
ISBN-13: 978-0575077881

Joe Abercrombie’s first novel, The Blade Itself slipped under my radar for a long time. Somehow I had missed a novel that many named 2006’s best debut novel. I rectified this mistake recently by tracking down the novel and proceeding to read it, love it and write it a rather glowing review.

So it was with much excitement that I picked up the sequel, the recently published Before They Are Hanged, eagerly looking to dive back into Abercrombie’s world. A world full of despicable, charming, dastardly, funny and downright evil characters. Before They Are Hanged, and especially those aforementioned characters, didn’t let me down… too much.
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