Joe Abercrombie

3 universes Last reviewed 2026-08-20

Universe(s)

First Law World

Core Canon books: 9
Current rank: #30 of 664 ranked universes
Weighted average: 4.33
Award recognitions: 1 won, 3 nomination

Shattered Sea

Core Canon books: 3
Current rank: #272 of 664 ranked universes
Weighted average: 4.05
Award recognitions: 1 won

The Devils

Core Canon books: 1
Current rank: #107 of 664 ranked universes
Weighted average: 4.20
Award recognitions: None recorded

Books

The Blade Itself (2006) · First Law World Core Canon
Before They Are Hanged (2007) · First Law World Core Canon
Last Argument of Kings (2008) · First Law World Core Canon
Best Served Cold (2009) · First Law World Core Canon
The Heroes (2011) · First Law World Core Canon
Red Country (2012) · First Law World Core Canon
Half a King (2014) · Shattered Sea Core Canon
Half a War (2015) · Shattered Sea Core Canon
Half the World (2015) · Shattered Sea Core Canon
Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law (2016) · First Law World Expanded Canon
A Little Hatred (2019) · First Law World Core Canon
The Trouble with Peace (2020) · First Law World Core Canon
The Wisdom of Crowds (2021) · First Law World Core Canon
The Great Change (And Other Lies) (2023) · First Law World Expanded Canon
The Devils (2025) · The Devils Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

These are separate, unrelated universes; the totals below are plain sums of already-published per-universe facts, never a blended or averaged score across them. See each universe's own figures above.

Total Core Canon books across all universes: 13 books
Award recognitions across all universes: 5 (2 won, 3 nomination)

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