The first part of his Shattered Sea series, Half a King, came out in July 2014, with the other two, Half the World and Half a War, published in February and July 2015. However, before returning to the First Law world, he wanted to write 'something small', in his own words.(Source: Interview at Swecon, October 2012). Abercrombie followed up the trilogy with three stand-alone novels in the same world, Best Served Cold, The Heroes and Red Country in 2009, 20 respectively.Ībercrombie is contracted with Gollancz for three additional novels after A Red Country, which will probably be another trilogy set in the First Law world. These three books comprise the First Law Trilogy. The novel was followed by two sequels, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings in 20. Gollancz purchased the book and two sequels, publishing The Blade Itself in 2006. By chance, the manuscript came to the attention of editor Gillian Redfearn at Gollancz, a British science fiction and fantasy publishing company.

He currently lives in Bath, Somerset with his wife and three children.ĭuring a break between jobs he began work on The Blade Itself in 2002, completing it in 2004. After graduation he worked in television production before becoming a freelance film editor. He was educated at the all-boy Lancaster Royal Grammar School, and then Manchester University where he studied psychology.

2.2 Standalone books in the world of the First LawĪbercrombie was born on 31 December 1974 in Lancaster, England.

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