Paperback, 515 pages
English language
Published Nov. 13, 2007 by Gollancz.
ahaha, yes! What an absolute treat! We're getting the party together & settling into the world. Can't wait to see how the adventure unfolds
Not boring, but not much happens. It's not a story that stands on its own. It doesn't have an ending. Though the last couple of chapters finally saw some kind of progression. You really have to go on to book 2, otherwise you don't really have a story.
The characters are great, though. Not a lot of world building. I sure hope it improves in the next books.
The First Law series has been recommended to me for a long time, and I finally decided to dive in. Abercrombie's reputation as a great character writer is well deserved, but the first book in the series is a bit light on plot. I will continue with the rest of the series, as I've heard that the plot gets better after the first entry.
