By Joe Abercrombie.
Red Country is probably the most stand alone of the stand alone books. So, probably. You'll still have one characters outcome spoiled, sort of.
I, alas, haven't gotten around to Red Country. How was it, Comrade Barrister?
I'd read THE HEROES first, as IIRC there are (very minor, but still present) references to the outcome of THE HEROES in RED COUNTRY.
OK, thanks. I'll try to get it somehow.
It was good! Very much a mix of a western feel tacked into a fantasy genre. Pretty cool really.
I tried starting that book but didn't get into it and quit. :(
I'm afraid I still haven't read it...but I do have all of my Abercrombie books sitting on the bedside table for a planned re-read.
It's okay to read it in whatever order.
There are some references you might miss, but you don't even need the First Law trilogy under your belt to appreciate it on its own merits.
Although there is one moment that's decidedly better if you've read the First Law trilogy already.
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Yeah, I'd go much further and say that reading THE FIRST LAW is pretty much mandatory before reading the stand-alones. There are so many nuances, storylines and characters in the stand-alones that appeared or were set up in the trilogy that it adds a lot more to the reading experience.
Also, the stand-alones will form the bridge between the first trilogy and the second trilogy (which Joe has just started writing).
Yeah, I'd go much further and say that reading THE FIRST LAW is pretty much mandatory before reading the stand-alones. There are so many nuances, storylines and characters in the stand-alones that appeared or were set up in the trilogy that it adds a lot more to the reading experience.
Also, the stand-alones will form the bridge between the first trilogy and the second trilogy (which Joe has just started writing).
Thinking about this a second time - I agree. That first trilogy really sets up for the rest of the books.
I just finished the "Shattered Sea" trilogy by Joe A, and it was real good.
Is he writing another trilogy in the First Law series too?
A FIRST LAW short story collection comes out in 12 days. That's called SHARP ENDS and will feature the first canon world map of all the lands of the Circle of the World.
He started writing a new trilogy, with the first book likely to come out in late 2017.
I love maps!