--- product_id: 40182508 title: "Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law" price: "139.54 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/40182508-sharp-ends-stories-from-the-world-of-the-first-law store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law **Price:** 139.54 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law - **How much does it cost?** 139.54 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/40182508-sharp-ends-stories-from-the-world-of-the-first-law) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law. The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta. Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is. Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp. And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There's only one obstacle left -- his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine . . . Review: Say One Thing for Joe Abercrombie... - …say he’s a sharp end. Joe Abercrombie, the self-styled “Lord Grimdark” took the fantasy world by storm in the mid-2000s with his First Law trilogy. Part epic fantasy, part satirical deconstruction of Lord of the Rings, and part black comedy, the trilogy introduced us to Abercrombie’s snarky, endearing, and at times utterly horrific menagerie of characters. It will make you laugh, it will make you blanch, and in the end it will leave you with complete emotional exhaustion. The term “grimdark” is a tricky phrase. It means different things to different people. Abercrombie writes a dark world, true, but the moments of genuine beauty and the goodness that human beings are capable of shine through that much brighter for all the muck and grit that covers things. The Circle of the World is a place where being a good man or woman is very hard. But people still try. Sometimes they fair, sometimes they succeed, but the struggle is what makes you root for them. Words like “good” and “evil” often have no place as value judgments in Abercrombie’s world. To paraphrase Logen Ninefingers, sometimes it’s just a matter of where you’re standing. In addition to the First Law trilogy, Abercrombie wrote three stand-alone novels set in the same world, bringing his unique Tolkien-meets-Tarantino flavor to the revenge story, war story, and frontier western genres. Sharp Ends is a collection of short stories that’s pans across his entire First Law timeline, the first coming before the beginning of The Blade Itself, and the last taking place after the end of Red Country. We see some old familiar faces, and are introduced to some new ones as well. These stories have the same combination of comedy, tragedy, violence, and brutality that makes Abercrombie’s other work so brilliant. The cast of characters is diverse, and real in such a profound way that I honestly don’t know how he manages to keep pumping them out. Sharp Ends is the best fantasy collection that I’ve read since George R.R. Martin’s cross-genre anthology, Rogues (which also featured Abercrombie’s Nebula Award winning story, Tough Times All Over). In addition to Tough Times All Over I also have to praise A Beautiful Bastard, Made a Monster, and Some Desperado, though all of these stories are worth the price, and all of them have their own sharp ends… Review: Somewhere Between 2½ and 5 Stars? - As a collection of stories this has its highs and lows. Some I really wondered exactly what was being brought to the table; others I loved every word of them! And let's just say it: This book is for already established fans, plain and simple. As a big Abercrombie fan I'm OK with that! How someone would take these stories on with no prior experience with the First Law world or characters, I'm not sure. The stories are at times uneven in there quality. Some seem like sketches for potential novels; others like leftover scenes from other novels (several of which I'd have loved to have inserted back in, if that were the case). There are some stories that are bit like novelistic experiments, and others are essentially backstories (the last one most of all with a "true" glimpse as to exactly how dark the Bloody Nine of the "old days" was. This story worked and it didn't. Bethod is a character that definitely could use a good backstory, but this one seemed a little flat. I kept thinking I was hearing exposition rather than a real person's thoughts. All the scenes with Logan of course are great- the author "knows" this character inside and out, so that's no surprise.. There is a running series of stories concerning two woman, one an expert thief with supremely bad luck, the other a sort of super desertcart warrior, that seems to beg for a novel of its own. It's jarring that the author jumps sometimes about 5 years or more between these women's story-line, although at times I believe the idea was the humorous aspect of these big leaps. In any case, both characters are intriguing and funny, and travel all around, so there's plenty to like. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #40,285 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #18 in Action & Adventure Short Stories (Books) #148 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #163 in Short Stories (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,816 Reviews | ## Images ![Sharp Ends: Stories from the World of the First Law - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81F02Hosi5L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Say One Thing for Joe Abercrombie... *by R***N on April 26, 2016* …say he’s a sharp end. Joe Abercrombie, the self-styled “Lord Grimdark” took the fantasy world by storm in the mid-2000s with his First Law trilogy. Part epic fantasy, part satirical deconstruction of Lord of the Rings, and part black comedy, the trilogy introduced us to Abercrombie’s snarky, endearing, and at times utterly horrific menagerie of characters. It will make you laugh, it will make you blanch, and in the end it will leave you with complete emotional exhaustion. The term “grimdark” is a tricky phrase. It means different things to different people. Abercrombie writes a dark world, true, but the moments of genuine beauty and the goodness that human beings are capable of shine through that much brighter for all the muck and grit that covers things. The Circle of the World is a place where being a good man or woman is very hard. But people still try. Sometimes they fair, sometimes they succeed, but the struggle is what makes you root for them. Words like “good” and “evil” often have no place as value judgments in Abercrombie’s world. To paraphrase Logen Ninefingers, sometimes it’s just a matter of where you’re standing. In addition to the First Law trilogy, Abercrombie wrote three stand-alone novels set in the same world, bringing his unique Tolkien-meets-Tarantino flavor to the revenge story, war story, and frontier western genres. Sharp Ends is a collection of short stories that’s pans across his entire First Law timeline, the first coming before the beginning of The Blade Itself, and the last taking place after the end of Red Country. We see some old familiar faces, and are introduced to some new ones as well. These stories have the same combination of comedy, tragedy, violence, and brutality that makes Abercrombie’s other work so brilliant. The cast of characters is diverse, and real in such a profound way that I honestly don’t know how he manages to keep pumping them out. Sharp Ends is the best fantasy collection that I’ve read since George R.R. Martin’s cross-genre anthology, Rogues (which also featured Abercrombie’s Nebula Award winning story, Tough Times All Over). In addition to Tough Times All Over I also have to praise A Beautiful Bastard, Made a Monster, and Some Desperado, though all of these stories are worth the price, and all of them have their own sharp ends… ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Somewhere Between 2½ and 5 Stars? *by D***R on August 31, 2016* As a collection of stories this has its highs and lows. Some I really wondered exactly what was being brought to the table; others I loved every word of them! And let's just say it: This book is for already established fans, plain and simple. As a big Abercrombie fan I'm OK with that! How someone would take these stories on with no prior experience with the First Law world or characters, I'm not sure. The stories are at times uneven in there quality. Some seem like sketches for potential novels; others like leftover scenes from other novels (several of which I'd have loved to have inserted back in, if that were the case). There are some stories that are bit like novelistic experiments, and others are essentially backstories (the last one most of all with a "true" glimpse as to exactly how dark the Bloody Nine of the "old days" was. This story worked and it didn't. Bethod is a character that definitely could use a good backstory, but this one seemed a little flat. I kept thinking I was hearing exposition rather than a real person's thoughts. All the scenes with Logan of course are great- the author "knows" this character inside and out, so that's no surprise.. There is a running series of stories concerning two woman, one an expert thief with supremely bad luck, the other a sort of super amazon warrior, that seems to beg for a novel of its own. It's jarring that the author jumps sometimes about 5 years or more between these women's story-line, although at times I believe the idea was the humorous aspect of these big leaps. In any case, both characters are intriguing and funny, and travel all around, so there's plenty to like. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark and gritty and hilarious and great *by J***Y on December 6, 2025* When I first read the first trilogy about the Bloody Nine, it was a completely new experience for me. The very dark and gritty, and sometimes hilarious, fantasy was like nothing I had read before. I absolutely loved it, and these short stories set in that same world really didn't disappoint at all. I love that we get to see some of the side characters fleshed out more, and it was a great read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/40182508-sharp-ends-stories-from-the-world-of-the-first-law](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/40182508-sharp-ends-stories-from-the-world-of-the-first-law) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-20*