Be still my beating heart, for the first review of Best Served Cold has slipped onto Her Majesty’s internet, from Rob Grant at Sci-Fi London. But did he love or hate the book? He says, among other things:
“This is deep, dark stuff but it’s a mark of that nice Mr. Abercrombie’s talent that he can wrap such complex themes in the kind of rip-roaring adventure that is so utterly compelling that, from the first page, it is impossible to put down.”
Ooh, that’s nice, I like that. Deep, dark, yet rip-roaring. Anything else?
“the whole is peppered by turns with gut-wrenching violence, nasty, visceral and real and the banter is interspersed with a terrific black humour, the kind that only people for whom dealing out death has become a mundane necessity can really carry off. The pacing throughout is excellent, the language beautifully crafted and, while I guessed the outcome of a couple of the story segments, there’s one hell of good twist right near the end that I defy anybody to have seen coming!”
Consider yourselves defied. So there you go. You are strongly advised to rush out and buy a copy.
In three and a half months.
Or I suppose you could always immediately preorder the very reasonably priced and beautiful hardcover at amazon.uk, play.com or Waterstones.
Just sayin’….
11 comments so far
Podium! Gold!
I feel sufficiently teased, thank you.
As do I, Marky, as do I.
Gut-wrenching violence and terrific black humour? That’s what I’m here for.
Awesome.
Can’t wait to pick up the book when it comes out Joe – sounds amazing. Thanks for the teaser!
How about you sneak us all advance copies, since we’re all such good friends, eh!
oh, that sounds terrible! and i have to wait 3.5 months for it! outrageous! will amazon take blood for a pre-order?
Arrgh! There are undeserving types reading this book before I can grab a copy for me! This is unconscionable.
There is only one thing for it, I shall gather a small group of like-minded literary guerillas and wreak revenge and seek restitution by blood and by sword.
Right… now where’s my map? Oh bugger, it’s on the cover and I don’t have a copy.
bt
YAAAWWWPPP!
I will get a copy from amazon.co.uk!I don’t pray to god, but if yes, I would pray to Joe Abercrombie!!! Just he can make people happy to read a book!
Aieeee! That sounds the bomb, thanks for the teaser! I hear Joe Malozzi has an arc as well; looking forward to seeing what he thinks.
Mostly, though, I’m looking forward to seeing what I think! 3.5 months seem awfully long. Roll on, already, June!
Awesome. All the more reason to look forward to Best Served Cold.
And I’m getting both versions, of course. 🙂
Or I suppose you could always immediately preorder the very reasonably priced and beautiful hardcover at amazon.uk, play.com or Waterstones.
Waiting for a discount. Last year play.com sold Richard Morgan’s The Steel Remains at 9.99€ for a few weeks.