[{"n": "The Blade Itself", "u": "/e/books/the-blade-itself/", "s": "The first First Law novel: Logen Ninefingers, Glokta, Jezal and the Magus Bayaz."}, {"n": "Before They Are Hanged", "u": "/e/books/before-they-are-hanged/", "s": "Book two of The First Law: Dagoska, Angland and the road to the Edge of the World."}, {"n": "Last Argument of Kings", "u": "/e/books/last-argument-of-kings/", "s": "The First Law finale: a new king for the Union and Logen's return to the North."}, {"n": "Best Served Cold", "u": "/e/books/best-served-cold/", "s": "Monza Murcatto's revenge on the seven men who betrayed her in Styria."}, {"n": "The Heroes", "u": "/e/books/the-heroes/", "s": "Three days of battle in the North over a ring of stones called the Heroes."}, {"n": "Red Country", "u": "/e/books/red-country/", "s": "Shy South and her stepfather Lamb chase stolen children across the Far Country."}, {"n": "Sharp Ends", "u": "/e/books/sharp-ends/", "s": "Joe Abercrombie's First Law short stories, from Glokta's glory days to the Bloody-Nine."}, {"n": "A Little Hatred", "u": "/e/books/a-little-hatred/", "s": "The Age of Madness begins: industry, unrest and war in a changing Union."}, {"n": "The Trouble With Peace", "u": "/e/books/the-trouble-with-peace/", "s": "Peace breeds new conflict as a reluctant King Orso takes the Union's throne."}, {"n": "The Wisdom of Crowds", "u": "/e/books/the-wisdom-of-crowds/", "s": "The Great Change arrives: revolution in the Union and war for the North."}, {"n": "Jezal dan Luthar", "u": "/e/characters/jezal-dan-luthar/", "s": "A vain young officer turned, by Bayaz's design, into High King of the Union."}, {"n": "Logen Ninefingers", "u": "/e/characters/logen-ninefingers/", "s": "The Bloody-Nine: the North's most feared warrior, trying to be a better man."}, {"n": "Bethod", "u": "/e/characters/bethod/", "s": "The charismatic, ruthless chieftain who made himself King of the Northmen."}, {"n": "Bayaz", "u": "/e/characters/bayaz/", "s": "The First of the Magi, founder of the Union and its hidden hand."}, {"n": "Gully", "u": "/e/characters/gully/", "s": "The old farmhand of the South farm, killed when Cantliss's bandits take the children."}, {"n": "Sand dan Glokta", "u": "/e/characters/sand-dan-glokta/", "s": "The crippled former champion who became the Union's most feared torturer."}, {"n": "Ferro Maljinn", "u": "/e/characters/ferro-maljinn/", "s": "An escaped Gurkish slave with Demon blood and an endless thirst for revenge."}, {"n": "Collem West", "u": "/e/characters/collem-west/", "s": "A common-born Union officer with a good heart and a terrible temper."}, {"n": "Dogman", "u": "/e/characters/dogman/", "s": "Logen Ninefingers' oldest friend, the North's best scout, and later the ruler of Uffrith."}, {"n": "Ardee West", "u": "/e/characters/ardee-west/", "s": "Collem West's sharp-tongued sister, Jezal's lover, and later Glokta's wife."}, {"n": "Sult", "u": "/e/characters/sult/", "s": "The white-robed Arch Lector who runs the Inquisition and Glokta, until he overreaches."}, {"n": "Savine dan Glokta", "u": "/e/characters/savine-dan-glokta/", "s": "Adua's most ruthless investor, raised as Glokta's daughter."}, {"n": "The Gurkish Empire", "u": "/e/factions/the-gurkish-empire/", "s": "Kanta's vast empire, ruled by an Emperor and steered by the Prophet Khalul."}, {"n": "The Contest", "u": "/e/story/the-contest/", "s": "The Union's annual fencing tournament in the Agriont, won by Jezal in The Blade Itself."}, {"n": "First Northern War", "u": "/e/story/first-northern-war/", "s": "Bethod's invasion of Angland, and the Union war that ended at Carleon."}, {"n": "The North", "u": "/e/world/the-north/", "s": "The cold clan lands of the Northmen, from Carleon to the High Places."}, {"n": "Kanta", "u": "/e/world/kanta/", "s": "The Southern Continent, home of the Kantics and the Gurkish Empire."}, {"n": "The Union", "u": "/e/world/the-union/", "s": "The realm Harod the Great founded with Bayaz's counsel, ruled from Adua."}, {"n": "Adua", "u": "/e/world/adua/", "s": "The Union's capital, the City of White Towers, built around the House of the Maker."}]