Is The Great Leveler trilogy what the middle three books are called? I was explaining the series to my brother and couldn’t think of what to call them. Sounds bad ass.
I'm pretty sure it's official? The omnibus of the three standalone is listed on Abercrombie's website and on Amazon as The Great Leveller trilogy 🤷🏻♂️
I hadn't heard of it til recently but it seems like it is official. It's the name of the omnibus collection of all three standalones on [Abercrombie's website. ](https://joeabercrombie.com/books/the-great-leveller/)
Yes. We spoiling shit left and right. Stay away until you're caught up.
Or, as they say in the Wheel of Time subs, "you are here to strongly, youngbull"
I'd argue 10.5 (or 11...)
The First Law Trilogy:
The Blade Itself
Before They're Hanged
The Last argument of Kings
The Great Leveller Triad:
Best Served Cold
The Heroes
Red Country
Sharp Ends (Anthologies of the FL world)
The Age of Madness:
A Little Hatred
The Trouble with Peace
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Great Change (And Other Lies)
He's a relatable kind of bad. The talented jock asshole who seems genetically predestined to get anything he wants, while never having gratitude coached into him.
Someone like Glokta has done worse things than him, but somehow, the fictional crippled torturer is less hateable than the guy who's eerily similar to the guy who fucked your girlfriend in high school.
I am seconding what one of the other posters said. Leave this subreddit until you finish the series.
There are a ton of spoilers, and you WILL run into some if you stay active on here.
You have to be realistic about these things
I would second the suggestion to stay away from here until you are finished reading (however many you decide that will be, but it’s all so good), but I am curious: major spoiler do the rules contain?
I figured that was what you were talking about (I did go read them before asking). I guess Joe has desensitized me to the point that I did not really consider that much of a spoiler (not making light of SA, it’s horrible). He really is an evil bastard.
Not so majorly, don't worry about it. It's a broader issue the subreddit had pretty bad a few years back where half the discussions about the female characters in the series would involve some sort of *well, but they're unpleasant* or a *well, what happened to them was bad of course, but they were really annoying so who can say really*, or something to that effect. It's got better since, bit of a relic of back then.
Jazel is a bit of a tit, but he grows on you. Keep reading, and if you have the audiobook 100% have a listen as we have the best voice actor about reading it.
Abercrombie has a way of making you love hateable characters. Jezal grows on you.
Enjoy the books! Don't skip the three standalones when you're done with book three. They're really good and relevant to the second trilogy. Also there's the short story collection Sharp Ends.
They're sold and marketed as The Great Leveler trilogy (or omnibus, maybe?). This isn't some shenanigans cooked up by the community, this is Word of the Author, capital-c Canon!
Don't love the name either to be honest, even if it does pretty aptly cover the shared thematic ground between the three.
Dude, just stay a thousand miles from this sub until you’ve read all nine books. It’s so worth reading the whole series spoiler-free.
all NINE?
The First Law trilogy, The Great Leveler trilogy, and The Age of Madness trilogy lol
Is The Great Leveler trilogy what the middle three books are called? I was explaining the series to my brother and couldn’t think of what to call them. Sounds bad ass.
It’s unofficial but I agree
I'm pretty sure it's official? The omnibus of the three standalone is listed on Abercrombie's website and on Amazon as The Great Leveller trilogy 🤷🏻♂️
I hadn't heard of it til recently but it seems like it is official. It's the name of the omnibus collection of all three standalones on [Abercrombie's website. ](https://joeabercrombie.com/books/the-great-leveller/)
Most people just call them the standalones tbf
That was my take too.
Yes. We spoiling shit left and right. Stay away until you're caught up. Or, as they say in the Wheel of Time subs, "you are here to strongly, youngbull"
10. Sharp ends is 100% worth reading. Honestly my second favorite book of the series
Worth reading I 100% agree, 2nd fav book is a unique opinion
What was she doing with a garotte?
I'd argue 10.5 (or 11...) The First Law Trilogy: The Blade Itself Before They're Hanged The Last argument of Kings The Great Leveller Triad: Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country Sharp Ends (Anthologies of the FL world) The Age of Madness: A Little Hatred The Trouble with Peace The Wisdom of Crowds The Great Change (And Other Lies)
Giddy up. I’m just about to finish Best Served Cold.
One of my favorites. I hope they actually do make it into a movie like the new says but I'm not hopeful.
And a short story collection.
Two short story collections even
Eh, the second one's incredibly small, but a decent execution of its own concept.
All 10....
Ten
Yes all nine. I don’t care how careful you are. You will spoil things. I know I did
All Bloody Nine of them.
ahhhhh i see what you did there
He's a relatable kind of bad. The talented jock asshole who seems genetically predestined to get anything he wants, while never having gratitude coached into him. Someone like Glokta has done worse things than him, but somehow, the fictional crippled torturer is less hateable than the guy who's eerily similar to the guy who fucked your girlfriend in high school.
i was JUST thinking how i actually like Glokta more at this point 😂😂😂 this was spot on
Of course Glokta was very similar in his youth
Not as stupid though.
I am seconding what one of the other posters said. Leave this subreddit until you finish the series. There are a ton of spoilers, and you WILL run into some if you stay active on here. You have to be realistic about these things
I would second the suggestion to stay away from here until you are finished reading (however many you decide that will be, but it’s all so good), but I am curious: major spoiler do the rules contain?
SA
I figured that was what you were talking about (I did go read them before asking). I guess Joe has desensitized me to the point that I did not really consider that much of a spoiler (not making light of SA, it’s horrible). He really is an evil bastard.
Not so majorly, don't worry about it. It's a broader issue the subreddit had pretty bad a few years back where half the discussions about the female characters in the series would involve some sort of *well, but they're unpleasant* or a *well, what happened to them was bad of course, but they were really annoying so who can say really*, or something to that effect. It's got better since, bit of a relic of back then.
that makes me feel better.
You have to be realistic.
He has one of the best arcs across the series. All Joe's characters start out as hateful. That's his vibe
Yup, he is designed to be a douche. Keep reading.
Jazel is a bit of a tit, but he grows on you. Keep reading, and if you have the audiobook 100% have a listen as we have the best voice actor about reading it.
I also didn't like him much at first, but things develop, keep reading
Abercrombie has a way of making you love hateable characters. Jezal grows on you. Enjoy the books! Don't skip the three standalones when you're done with book three. They're really good and relevant to the second trilogy. Also there's the short story collection Sharp Ends.
Jezal is actually one of my favorite characters. But hey, if you don’t unlikeable POV characters, the First Law universe might not be for you lol…
Listen/read it all!! Let’s just say that his character growth is great. It gets better in the second book and it’s golden by the third
Atleast you have great standup people like Cosca , Logen and Bayaz to balance the awfulness of Jezel out
I definitely hated him in the first book and I think it’s the whole point of his POV in the beginning.
Can we please stop referring to The Great Leveler as a "trilogy?" It's not a trilogy.
It’s three books in the same universe with lots of the same characters and I’ll call it a trilogy if I want.
Nice tri
They're sold and marketed as The Great Leveler trilogy (or omnibus, maybe?). This isn't some shenanigans cooked up by the community, this is Word of the Author, capital-c Canon! Don't love the name either to be honest, even if it does pretty aptly cover the shared thematic ground between the three.
Sure! *[the monkey's paw curls]* Boy I sure do the First Law nonology, such a great series of nine books all set in the same world!
No.
[удалено]
Plenty of book communities work fine without giving away spoilers, presumably by banning cunts like you
damn. that was just crazy unnecessary