The blade itself the first law 1 by joe abercrombie goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read start by marking the blade itself the first law 1 as want to read. The blade itself is the first of the first law trilogy which is an epic supernatural fantasy adventure it cant be helped being compared to the song of ice and fire game of thrones series in its depth of detail its roll call of wonderful characters hidden plots and agendas and fantasy dimensions the world of joe abercrombie it told in superb detail where multiple cultures are . The blade itself is the first novel in the first law trilogy and was joe abercrombie s first novel it was first published in may 2006 by gollancz in the uk with an american edition following from pyr books. Joe abercrombie is the author of the first law trilogy the blade itself before they are hanged and last argument of kings his standalone novels best served cold the heroes and red country are also set in the first law worldhis novels have been shortlisted for the world fantasy awards british fantasy awards john w campbell aw