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MediaDB / «The Last Argument of Kings" by Joe Abercrombie: download fb2, read online
About the book: 2013 / The end is near. Logen the Nine-Fingered is enough for only one battle - but it will be a big one. Battles rage throughout the North, the King of the North still holds strong, and only one man can stop him. His old friend, old enemy: it is time for the Nine Deaths to return home. Mentor Glokta fights a different battle - he has too many masters and too little time. A secret battle in which no one can feel safe and no one can be trusted. And, since his days with a blade are far behind him, it is fortunate that he is deadly with his remaining weapons: blackmail, threats and torture. Jezal dan Lufar decided that winning fame was too painful an undertaking, and turned his back on military service to live a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can also be painful, and fame has a nasty habit of clinging to a person when he least expects it. The King of the Union is on his deathbed, the peasants are rioting, and the aristocrats are fighting for his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to cover the very heart of the Union. Only the First of the Magicians can save the world - but it is risky. There is a far worse risk than violating the First Law.