{"product_id":"the-heroes","title":"The Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe enthralling sequel to \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Served Cold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e from the \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Country\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blade Itself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The battles are vivid and visceral, the action brutal, the pace headlong, and Abercrombie piles the betrayals, reversals, and plot twists one atop another to keep us guessing how it will all come out.\" --George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, on Best Served Cold\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand smiling by while he claws his way any higher. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The orders have been given and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them: The Heroes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For glory, for victory, for staying alive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Abercrombie never glosses over a moment of the madness, passion, and horror of war, nor the tribulations that turn ordinary people into the titular heroes.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e as directed by Kurosawa.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent, richly entertaining.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead the World of the First Law trilogy: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBest Served Cold\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRed Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Fiction Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780316193566, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Booklist 02\/15\/2011 pg. 57 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Publishers Weekly 12\/13\/2010 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Kirkus Reviews 01\/01\/2011 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Library Journal 01\/01\/2011 pg. 86 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Romantic Times 02\/01\/2011 pg. 58 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Shelf Awareness 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Fiction Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780316044981, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Abercrombie\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRed Country\u003c\/i\u003e and the First Law trilogy: \u003ci\u003eThe Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLast Argument of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a full-time writer and occasional freelance film editor who lives in Bath, England with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67573914960098,"sku":"9780316193566","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9780316193566.jpg?v=1790810389","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/the-heroes","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}