The Blade Itself
The first First Law novel: Logen Ninefingers, Glokta, Jezal and the Magus Bayaz.
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The Blade Itself is the first book of The First Law, the fantasy trilogy by British author Joe Abercrombie, published on 4 May 2006. It introduces the trilogy's three main characters: Logen Ninefingers, a warrior who helped bring Bethod to power in the North but has since fallen out with him; Sand dan Glokta, who leads an Inquisition investigation into a bribery case; and Jezal, a vain young nobleman and Union army officer training for a prestigious swordfighting tournament.
Background
Separated from his crew after an attack by Shanka creatures, Logen meets Bayaz, a powerful centuries-old Magus, who enlists his help in accompanying him to Adua. Glokta's investigation uncovers a wider corruption among the merchants before his superiors divert him into investigating Bayaz. The title comes from a quote said by Odysseus to Telemachus in Homer's Odyssey: "The blade itself incites to deeds of violence."
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- Wikipedia: The First Law (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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