Press Reviews

• Joe Hill

  Highly recommended - a funny, finely-wrought, terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out

• Patrick Rothfuss on the First Law trilogy

  The books are good, really good. They pulled me in. Well-developed world. Unique, compelling characters. I like them so much that when I got to the end of the second book and found out the third book wasn't going to be out in the US for another three months, I experienced a fit or rage, then a fit of depression, then I ate some lunch and had a bit of lay down'

• Pierce Brown

  Abercrombie squeezes your heart till it matches his beat. No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie

• Brian McClellan, author of SINS OF EMPIRE

  Brutal, unforgiving, and terribly fun. Everything awesome readers have come to expect from Joe Abercrombie.

• Nicholas Eames, author of KINGS OF THE WYLD

  A Little Hatred is Abercrombie at his very best: witty, wise, and whip-smart. Masterfully plotted, the story begins at a simmer and soon boils over. Best of all, however, is the sprawling cast of morally ambiguous, foul-mouthed, sex-crazed, arse-scratching, unwittingly heroic characters, who are written with the stark and savage honesty Joe does so well. I had high hopes for this book, and it exceeded them all.

• Robin Hobb

  Abercrombie continues to do what he does best . . . Buckle your seat belts for this one

• Lev Grossman

  Joe Abercrombie is a master of the genre

• The Sun

  When it comes to blood and guts in fantasy - there's nobody better versed than Joe Abercrombie.

• Starburst

  The Trouble with Peace is a magnificent read that will leave fans begging for more

• SFF World

  The first book in this new series was great. This is even better...one of my books of the year

• Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews

  It's smart. It's witty. This is an absolutely top-notch work of fantasy

• Novel Notions

  Memorable characters, spellbindingly ferocious action, twists that scare a pretzel and gallows humour to die for, The Trouble with Peace mauls expectations to serve up a sublime sequel that's even better than it's showstopper of a predecessor

• The Bibliophile Chronicles

  Clever dialogue and sharp humour...Without a doubt one of my favourite books of 2020

• The Bookbeard's Blog

  The Trouble with Peace is effortlessly brilliant. Joe Abercrombie has created something truly amazing and I can't wait for the next book

• Ramblingmads

  I thoroughly enjoyed this new addition to the Abercrombie canon - lots of action as always, with a wry humour and plenty of intrigue

• I Should Read That

  Brutal, grim, and often so very compelling, The Trouble with Peace is a totally unputdownable grimdark story

• The Fantasy Inn

  I had insanely high expectations for the sequel. But The Trouble with Peace met pretty much all of them.

• The Fantasy Hive

  My heart raced, my jaw dropped multiple times and I was left astonished! Say one thing for Abercrombie, say his books should come with a health warning!

• Daily Mail

  Fabulously written, nail-bitingly plotted, it lays bare the best and worst of human nature.

• The Sun

  A breakneck- speed fantasy book that brings in all the elements of a political thriller, action romp and reflective memoir. Job well done.

• Daily Mail

  Nimble, brutal and hilarious, it's Abercrombie leading us into bloody war, so all bets are off!