The release date for the English version of 'Last Argument of Kings' by
Joe Abercrombie is Mar 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This is about to end. There may not be much left in Logen Ninefingers' arsenal, but it will be a titanic battle. There is only one man who can stop the King of the Northmen as battle rages across the region. Both his longest ally and adversary. The Bloody-Nine should go home already.
A new sort of battle is being fought by Superior Glokta, who has too many masters and not enough time. a covert conflict where nobody can be trusted and where nobody is secure. He's long since moved on from his sword days. Blackmail, threats, and torture are still effective, which is a good thing.
Jezal dan Luthar gave up on soldiering in favor of a straightforward existence with the lady he loves after concluding that obtaining fame is just too agonizing. However, love can also be terrible, and glory has a horrible way of surprising men when they least expect it.
The people rise up in rebellion and the nobility race to seize the throne as the King of the Union lays dying. Nobody thinks that the Union is in danger of going into full-scale conflict. As usual, the First of the Magi has a plan to rescue the world. Yet there are dangers. Breaking the First Law is, after all, the worst possible danger.