It feels as if Joe Abercrombie has been mentioning a new trilogy in the world of The First Law since Red Country was released and his young adult novel, Half A King was announced. Finally, A Little Hatred has arrived and has brought the industrial age to the Circle of the World. Magic moves aside and makes way for an era …

Joe Abercrombie, a British fantasy author from Lancaster, England, has a background in freelance film editing before his first book, The Blade Itself, was published in 2006 by Gollancz. The first book in his Shattered Sea series, Half-A-King, won the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book in 2015. He currently lives with his wife …