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The Trouble with Peace
- The Gripping Sunday Times Bestselling Fantasy
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Second in the age of Madness trilogy, The Trouble with Peace is the next instalment of a series which is revolutionising fantasy....
Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion.
Peace is just another kind of battlefield....
Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way.
For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. But grievances must be nursed, power seized and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye...before it kills her.
Unrest worms into every layer of society. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man from his shackles, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage. Orso struggles to find a safe path through the maze of knives that is politics, only for his enemies, and his debts, to multiply.
The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, and no peace, lasts forever.
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"Joe Abercrombie is doing some terrific work." (George R. R. Martin)
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- C. Holden
- 20-09-20
Exceptional
Taken as a whole, the First Law canon is a remarkable achievement. I usually rave about Pacey's peerless narration, and that's still extraordinary, but it's more than that. Abercrombie is a master. Every sentence sings with craft, cleverness and wit. It reignites the wonder and delight of youthful reading. This man was born to write. Now, with a body of lore to draw upon, he is able to add layers and textures that, in many ways, surpass Tolkien and Martin. A standard fantasy trope is to build worlds against the historical backdrop of quasi-legendary eras. Tolkien, the First and Second Ages; Martin, the Age of Heroes. Abercrombie does this too. But his decision to progress his world, to dynastically develop, enfeeble and replace his characters, means that we, the readers, are able to watch the Ages unfold with unique intimacy, to enjoy the frisson of recognition as new characters refer to those long dead, often inaccurately, and to experience the kind of dramatic irony that only comes with years of intricate world building. Quite how this guy manages to critique our own world, its economic systems, its modes of morality, its political structures, whilst at the same time making us weep at the tragedy of human interactions, and laugh out loud at antics related to bodily fluids, is a deep mystery. For an exceptionally long novel (you're getting big bang for your buck) Abercrombie's structure and pacing is now flawless. I couldn't stop listening. Yet I didn't want it to end. Not ever. This is the best there is in the genre.
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- R S
- 17-09-20
Brilliant!
Joe Abercrombie is one of my favourite authors and more so after this book! Amazing stuff! This book has twists and turns that are constantly gripping and the humour made me chuckle out loud. Wonderful and loathsome characters a plenty to love and to hate, and none ever just black and white.
Steven Pacey is a treat to listen to as always!
Only downside is, what will I listen to now that won’t seem bland in comparison?!
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- Cereal Killers
- 16-09-20
Awesome Stuff
Abercrombie is Amazing as usual, you can expect the unexpected in this book. Lots of betrayals, twists and dark humor.
Steven Pacey is a top notch narrator and in fine form yet again
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- Iain
- 16-11-20
A Phenomenal Author and another Great Novel
What I love about Joe Abercrombie is that he can have your personal allegiance to a character flip and twist multiple times as he weaves his tales. There are others who build lore and forshadow amd enritch their worlds more deftly than he, this is true, but his character work really is second to none. It's blistering with nuance humour and a merciless view of humanity that is, probably, quite sadly, more true tham false. At least in where the persuit of power is concerned.
If your thinking... "well this sounds like a review of any one of his books"...then... your right, but then again... its always nice to be consistently and remorselessly brilliant than forgettable.
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- Eddie
- 18-09-20
Joe is a genius
Best narrator alive, great book in a new world with plenty of enjoyable moments and a well crafted plot.
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- paula
- 06-11-20
Joe and Pacey... the dream team!
Joe Abercrombie has the ability to write characters that I just love and Steven Pacey gives them to life.. it really is a dream team!
The story is nicely paced, with some nice twists, that even if you’ve seen them coming, you’re still looking forward to them and the ones you didn’t are even better!
I would put Joe Abercrombie in my top 3 writers and this book has certainly helped keep him there!
One thing I love about the characters, is even the ones that self doubt, or are struggling with guilt (for whatever reason!), he never writes them whiny! I get so board of whining guilt fests that some authors think help builds a characters depth, Joe gets on with it.
Humour is just the right amount (a number of laughs were had!) and the descriptions of battles, bring the pain and horror to life, without feeling melancholy.
Either way I was very happy!
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- Diep Thai
- 19-09-20
Another instant classic
Abercrombie does it again with all those political and military twists and turns! Absolute must-listen with the godlike Steven Pacey returning to narrate. Can't wait for the next one already.
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- Roland Danse
- 18-09-20
Wow. You really need this book in your life.
It's worth the purchase.
Great Characters
Great Plot
Very Clever
Some of Abercrombie's best writing.
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- Marie
- 17-09-20
Perfect
A perfectly written book read by a true master! Speechless with admiration for them both !
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- Ian T Boyle
- 19-09-20
By the Dead
Without a doubt the best installment of the First Law books so far, great story, great performance (Steven Lacey dose sound like he's channeling Jason Statham for one character)
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