Sharp Ends
Collected Short Fiction
The Union army may be full of bastards, but there’s only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta.
Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is.
Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp.
And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There’s only one obstacle left – his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine …
Sharp Ends combines previously published, award-winning tales with exclusive new short stories. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue’s gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of The First Law.
Book Details:
Click the cover image for a larger version.
UK / ANZ Print Edition
Publisher: Gollancz
Date: 26th April 2016
ISBN: 9780575104679
Format: Hardback
R.R.P.: £18.99 / $AUS t.b.c.
North American Print Edition
Publisher: Orbit
Date: 26th April 2016
ISBN: 9780316390811
Format: Hardcover
R.R.P.: US$28.00 / CAN$34.00
Ebook
Publisher: Gollancz / Orbit
Date: 26th April 2016 / 26th April 2016
ISBN: 9780575104709 / t.b.c.
Audiobook
Publisher: Orion audio
Date: 26th April 2016
ISBN: 9781409150077
Cover Gallery
GoodReads
Discuss and Review Sharp Ends at Goodreads.com
Read an Extract:
To Follow…
Reviews and Plaudits:
- A Sunday Times top 10 Hardcover Bestseller
“The consistently high standard of the stories in Sharp Ends make it a triumph. Granted, readers would be advised to acquaint themselves with their setting, but anyone who was excited by Abercrombie’s debut ten years ago will feel those butterflies again. It’s a masterful approach, displaying everything that’s great about the short story format, from a writer at the height of his powers.”
– Alister Davison, Starburst
“It’s a perfect blood-stained buffet. It adds detail and depth to many of the novels’ supporting cast, and serves up vignettes spiced with Abercrombie’s trademark humour.”
– Dave Bradley, SFX
“When you’ve created something of appeal to both newcomers and fans, you can put it down as a job well done.”
– Steve Wright, Sci-Fi Now
“A series of short stories that offer us a glimpse into the world of Joe Abercrombie. As he moves his chess pieces for our entertainment, we are, by turns, invited to laugh, cry, wince and be genuinely moved by the fiction he creates.”
– Sue Davies, SF Crowsnest