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Before They Are Hanged
- The First Law: Book Two
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It's bloody and dangerous, and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is unprepared for the slaughter that's coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons, the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod's scouts, let alone his elite forces.
In the heat-ravaged south, the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come... but a plot is festering to hand the city to its besiegers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within and without the city, Glokta needs answers, and he needs them soon.
And to the east, a small band of malefactors travel to the edge of the world to reclaim a device from history - a Seed, hidden for generations - with tremendous destructive potential. A device which could put a end to war, to the army of Eaters in the South, to the invasion of Shanka from the North - but only if it can be found, and only if its power can be controlled.
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- Conor Murray
- 31-03-22
incredible audio book... masterpiece! outstanding!
amazing 👏 a powerhouse of a story. highly recommended to any fantasy fane. 👌
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- KevKS
- 18-05-22
awesome
loved it, not enough hours in the day to listen to it its entirety. highly recommended. now onto the next one
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-08-22
just one thing made me grimACE
engaging well woven story.Varied characters. well performed barring that word. Used often and it grated..
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- Connor merritt
- 26-02-23
IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER
good show jolly good show. . . . . . . . very good highly recommend
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- Mr. J. J. B. Leeuwen
- 04-03-23
Amazing
My second time round and it was better !!! Pacey is on another level!! Say one thing about Joe Abercrombie ;)
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- Imran Adan
- 25-01-24
Steven Pacey
A fantastic book with a great narration, I even had to give the physical copies away as gifts! Love it, still trying to get my head around the second trilogy 😃
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- Tom
- 23-08-10
An EXCELLENT trilogy, BRILLIANTLY narrated
An excellent audiobook brilliantly narrated.
This is the second book in Joe Abercrombie's 'First Law' trilogy and it is important to read/listen to the books in order to get the most out of them.
The book picks up more or less when part 1 ended. There are now three distinct story lines involving Glokta, Major West and the Byas expedition and they are pretty much separate throughout. There is also a lot more action. But the main strengths of the first book continue: well written, excellent characters and plots and a tour de force of narration by Stephen Pacey, who brings the book brilliantly to life. Stunning is the only word to describe his performance.
A five star listen - I'm already onto to part 3!
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- Simon Dolby
- 20-10-11
Fantastic stuff
Gripping to the end - fantastic stuff! Brilliant story and brilliant narrator. I usually only listen to Audible stories while driving (on my sat nav) but this one was so good I took the sat nav out of the car and listened to it straight through.
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- 09-04-13
Brilliant continuation of The Blade Itself
I discovered Joe Abercrombie from reading reviews on Audible and was glad I did. I wanted something fresh to read and not derivative of other authors. I found this here.
I did everything I could to find time to continue listening to this book. I offered to do the shopping, gardening and even pretended to go to bed early so could slip in the ear phones and lose myself in the characters and the world.
The book is not without faults - the expedition to edge of the world seems a pointless, if engaging, ramble - but they are few and greatly offset by the story and narration.
I would recommend this series to anyone interested in fantasy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-06-21
New favourite fiction novel
The story in these books is brilliant and the performance by Steven Pacey is the icing on the cake
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