"Bold and authentically original."--Jeff VanderMeer on The Blade Itself

"Abercrombie has written the finest epic fantasy trilogy in recent memory. He's one writer that no one should miss."--Junot Diaz

"If you're fond of bloodless, turgid fantasy with characters as thin as newspaper and as boring as plaster saints, Joe Abercrombie is really going to ruin your day. A long career for this guy would be a gift to our genre."--Scott Lynch, author of The Lies of Locke Lamora on The Blade Itself

"Compelling characters, a complex plot, and style to burn."--Strange Horizons on The Blade Itself

"Pointed, driven, and sharp."--Locus on Red Country

"Magnificent, richly entertaining"--Time on The Heroes

"Imagine The Lord of the Rings as directed by Kurosawa."--Lev Grossman, Wall Street Journal on The Heroes

"[Abercrombie has] begun breaking his own rules. And succeeding wildly at it. ... Rarely has Abercrombie had so much fun while rollicking through his colorful cast's foibles and witty dialogue - and rarely has he dished out so much straight-for-the-heart poignancy."--The A.V. Club

"New, fresh, and exciting."--The Independent (UK)

"Exhilarating... Abercrombie's knack for wit and grit holds your attention throughout, and his eye for character means that there's heart as well as muscle."--SFX (UK)

"Lord of the Rings as directed by Kurosawa."--Wall Street Journal on The Heroes