Books by Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie is the author of six novels for adult readers: the three books of The First Law and three stand-alone novels set in the same world. A short story collection – Sharp Ends, featuring stories set in the world of The First Law – is Out Now.

His latest series is the young adult fantasy saga The Shattered Sea. All three books are Out Now, published by Random House (US) and Voyager (UK).

Click the book covers or links below for more information on each book. You can download extracts from all of Joe’s books via the sample chapters page.

Out Now!

Joe’s first short fiction collection, Sharp Ends, is out now, published by Gollancz (UK) and Orbit (US).

The Shattered Sea

1. Half a King (July 2014)
2. Half the World (Feb 2015)
3. Half a War (July 2015)

The First Law

1. The Blade Itself (2006)
2. Before They Are Hanged (2007)
3. Last Argument of Kings (2008)

Set in the World of The First Law

1. Best Served Cold (2009)
2. The Heroes (2011)
3. Red Country (2012)

Omnibus Editions and Graphic Adaptations

• The First Law Trilogy Box Set (2012)
• The Collected Joe Abercrombie (ebook omnibus) (2013)
• The Great Leveller (2015)
• The First Law Comic Series

Short Fiction

Joe’s first short fiction collection, Sharp Ends, is out now, published by Gollancz (UK) and Orbit (US).

Joe’s short stories have been published in the following anthologies:

• ‘The Fool Jobs’ appears in Swords and Dark Magic, edited by Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan (HarperCollins US, 2010)
• ‘Skipping Town’ appears in Legends: Stories in Memory of David Gemmell, edited by Ian Whates (NewCon Press UK, 2013)
• ‘Some Desperado’ appears in Dangerous Women, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (Tor US, 2013)
• ‘Tough Times All Over’ appears in Rogues, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (Bantam US, 2014)

A collection of Joe’s short fiction – Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law – will be published by Gollancz in April 2016. See this blog post for details.