A Little Hatred
core novel 2019 First Law World
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.45 (66,252 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 480 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316187176 |
Synopsis
The first book in The Age of Madness trilogy is set thirty years after Last Argument of Kings, amid an industrial revolution reshaping the Union as factories rise over the city of Adua and class tensions simmer beneath the elite's pursuit of power and profit. The story follows a new generation of characters, including Savine dan Glokta, who leverages her intelligence and ruthlessness to climb the ranks of business and society; Leo dan Brock, who fights on Angland's borders seeking battlefield glory and royal support against the forces of Stour Nightfall; Rikke, who possesses the mystical Long Eye and struggles to control the visions it grants her; and Crown Prince Orso, as political ambition, social upheaval, and old rivalries collide across the changing Union.
Where it sits
- Universe: First Law World
- Series: The Age of Madness core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Joe Abercrombie
Notes
- From the series record (The Age of Madness): A generation later, during the Union's industrial revolution.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Age of Madness: position 1 of 3: next The Trouble with Peace (2020)
Sources
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