{"product_id":"the-blade-itself-by-joe-abercrombie-9781473216785","title":"The Blade Itself","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInquisitor Glokta, a crippled and increasingly bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer extraordinaire, is trapped in a twisted and broken body—not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNobleman, dashing officer, and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain, shallow, selfish, and self-obsessed, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with obsessive and boring old men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd Logen Ninefingers, an infamous warrior with a bloody past, is about to wake up in a hole in the snow with plans to settle a blood feud with Bethod, the new King of the Northmen, once and for all—ideally by running away from it. But as he's discovering, old habits die really, really hard indeed...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e...especially when Bayaz gets involved. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Glokta, Jezal, and Logen a whole lot more difficult...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blade Itself\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of gritty humour, intricate characters, and battle-hardened adventure, weaving the destinies of misfits and scoundrels into a singularly thrilling story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46705988305132,"sku":"9781473216785","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14305373482712.jpg?v=1754024502","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-blade-itself-by-joe-abercrombie-9781473216785","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}