TY - BOOK AU - Abercrombie,Joe TI - Last argument of kings T2 - First law trilogy SN - 9780316387408 (softcover) AV - PR6101.B49 L37 2015 U1 - 823/.92 23 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Orbit KW - Imaginary wars and battles KW - Fiction KW - Kings and rulers KW - Succession KW - FICTION / Fantasy / Epic KW - bisacsh KW - FICTION / Action & Adventure KW - FICTION / Fantasy / Historical KW - FICTION / War & Military KW - Fantasy fiction KW - gsafd N2 - "The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him -- but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the king of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy: it's time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. As his days with a sword are far behind him, it's fortunate that he's deadly with his remaining weapons: blackmail, threats, and torture. Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is too painful an undertaking and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too -- and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. The king of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to fall across the heart of the Union. Only the First of the Magi can save the world, but there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, than to break the First Law... First Law Trilogy The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out: Novels in the First Law world Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country"-- ER -