Aside from these three, we get a plethora of side characters. Last of the three, we meet Captain Jezal dan Luthar: a dashing, young officer with a talent for fencing, who looks set for a bright future. Next, we meet Inquisitor Sand dan Glotka: a once a war hero and darling of the Union, but now a crippled and tortured man full of anger and seething resentment. First, we have Logen Ninefingers: a barbarian from the far north of the world with a bloody past and equally bloody reputation. We do get a few POV chapters from others in the book, but we spend the most time in the head of these three. The plot mainly follows three characters as war looms on the horizon. It took a while for me to get into this book, but by the end, I was a fan. That being said, it didn’t captivate me straight away.
In many ways, it feels very reminiscent of the A Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones) by George R.R.
Magic is quite minimal, while the action is heart-raising and violent, and the world is full to the brim with morally grey (or worse) characters.
Gritty fantasy is probably the best way to describe The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.
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