British fantasy writer and film editor (born 1974) · 1974
Joe Abercrombie Books in Order
24 books · 3 series · 1999-2025
Joseph Edward Abercrombie is an English author of epic fantasy books and a film editor. He is the author of The First Law and The Age of Madness trilogies, as well as other fantasy books in the same setting, and a trilogy of young adult novels. His novel Half a King won the 2015 Locus Award for best young adult book.
Biography from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 .
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Blade Itself | 2006 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Before They Are Hanged | 2007 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Last Argument of Kings | 2008 | Amazon |
| — |  | Best Served Cold | 2009 | Amazon |
| — |  | The Heroes | 2011 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Half a King | 2014 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Half the World | 2015 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Half a War | 2015 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A Little Hatred | 2019 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Trouble with Peace | 2020 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The Wisdom of Crowds | 2021 | Amazon |
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dangerous Women 3 | 1999 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | La Voz De Las Espadas | 2007 | Amazon |
| 3 | The Fool Jobs | 2010 | Amazon | |
| 4 |  | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year -- Volume Five | 2011 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Red Country | 2012 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Dangerous Women | 2013 | Amazon |
| 7 | Some Desperado | 2013 | Amazon | |
| 8 |  | Rogues | 2014 | Amazon |
| 9 | Tough Times All Over | 2014 | Amazon | |
| 10 |  | Unbound | 2015 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Sharp Ends | 2016 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | The First Law Trilogy | 2016 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | The Devils | 2025 | Amazon |
Reading Joe Abercrombie in order
Joe Abercrombie has 3 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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