The plot, although simple, was full of fantastic scenes.

“That was the difference between a hero and a villain, a soldier and a murderer, a victory and a crime. However, there are some familiar faces from the previous trilogy that was immensely enjoyable to be able to shed new light on them.

When reading Best Served Cold I found it hard to grow a meaningful connection with the cast, maybe because The First Law characters were so damn good. “When God means to punish a man He sends him stupid friends and clever enemies.”Īfter binging The First Law trilogy I fell in love with the characters. It’s a simple and direct story, with a few twists here, but for the most part, is a brutal revenge story with characters who make the cast of Reservoir Dogs seem like the good guys. That’s what they call you when you kill so many people the word murderer falls short.” We follow the story of Monza Murcatto, on her path for vengeance after she is betrayed, her brother murdered and she is injured. Two years from the end of The Last Argument of Kings, Best Served Cold takes us to the land of Styria – one that is ridden with war, death, revenge and many other unpleasantries. It has dark humour, a vile cast and action so bloody and grim you can practically see the spouts of shooting blood on the pages.

Best Served Cold is the first entry of three standalones set after the fantastic First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.

Best served cold by joe abercrombie