The fourth story in Sharp Ends with the duo of Javre and Shev as the main characters. This time, the narrative took a different approach from their previous stories. The previous three stories were all hilarious and fun to read, but here we finally get the emotional factors. Abercrombie showcased the duo’s feelings after their journey together over the past 14 years. Also, this story can be said as a little epilogue to Best Served Cold, and we get to see some of the familiar faces from the stand-alone trilogies making an appearance here.

This was a great collection of twisted short stories. It’s Abercrombie at his best. I’ve reviewed each one individually: Special thanks to my Patrons on Patreon for giving me extra support towards my passion for reading and reviewing!

Synonyms for POINT

Last Argument of Kings: The First Law, Book Three". Publishers Weekly. 7 July 2008 . Retrieved 8 August 2012. Taken from a quote said by Odysseus to Telemachus at the beginning of Book XIX of The Odyssey by Homer: "The blade itself incites to deeds of violence."

Abercrombie, Joe (23 October 2020). "The Wisdom of Crowds Cover Copy - Joe Abercrombie". JoeAbercrombie.com . Retrieved 3 January 2021. The first of the standalone books takes place roughly three years after the trilogy. It takes place entirely in Styria, an island continent reminiscent of Italy during the Italian Wars, focusing on the vengeance of a betrayed mercenary leader, Monza Murcatto.

All short fiction is collected in Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law (April 2016). There are a total of 13 stories, of which five were original to the collection and eight previously published. [8] Story

Skipping Town - 575 (summer) : Shevedieh and Javre, ill-matched adventurers, find themselves forced to flee yet another self-made disaster. This is the sort of short stories I was expecting when I first opened this book. It was certainly refreshing and anything with Logen Ninefingers is always going to be bloody and amusing. So my phone kinda deleted all the notes I had written down to write this review. Clearly the world hates me right now. Taken from a quote by German writer Heinrich Heine: "We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged." Ardee West, sister of Collem West, bored with her station in life and what is expected of her gender.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 . . . If you're a fan of Abercrombie, and a devotee of the First Law Series, then you'll enjoy this. There's the expected Abercrombie grit, with Steven Pacey narration - you'll know exactly what to expect. 4 stars rather than 5, as I'm not really a fan of the short story approach, and coming to this book cold (outside of the series), is probably not to be recommended. The North is referred to as such not only by The Union (for whom it really is to the north) but also by those who live there, who refer to themselves as Northmen. Small Kindnesses (Westport, Autumn 573, two years before the events in The Blade Itself): 4/5 Stars

Two’s Company (Somewhere in the North, Summer 576, same year with the events in Before They Are Hanged): 4/5 starsEnjoyable story and Shev a funny and likeable main character. The thievery mission was pretty cool and the confrontation at the end was great. Javre, the deadly and mysterious warrior, Carcolf the charming rogue and Mason the reluctant gang enforcer stood out as really strong secondary characters. King Guslav the Fifth, the obese, senile king of Adua, his health is rapidly failing and his mind is slipping. It’s been fun getting to know these two characters throughout this book. I hope Abercrombie has decided to include them in his new trilogy. They are definitely characters I would enjoy reading more about.