The Last Argument of the Kings

Author's name: Joe Abercrombie

Logan the Nine-Finger may only have one last fight left in his arsenal, but it will be a formidable one.

Battles rage across the North, and the Northern king still holds out. Only one man can stop him: his old friend and foe; the time has come for the Bloody Nine to return home. With so many lords and so little time, Chief Gluckta wages a different kind of war—a clandestine conflict where no one is safe and no one can be trusted. His days with the sword are long gone, but fortunately, he remains deadly with his remaining weapons: blackmail, threats, and torture.

Giselle Dan-Lothar decided that winning glory was too painful a task, and he turned his back on military service for a simple life with the woman he loved. But love can be painful too—and glory has a bad habit of sneaking up on you when you least expect it.

The king of the Federation lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles fight to steal his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to loom over the heart of the Federation. Only the First Magi can save the world—but there are dangers. And there is no greater danger than breaking the First Law...