The Wisdom of Crowds, Joe Abercrombie
The Wisdom of Crowds, Joe Abercrombie
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The Wisdom of Crowds

Bestseller

Author: Joe Abercrombie

Narrator: Steven Pacey

Unabridged: 23 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 09/14/2021

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred comes a stunning fantasy novel that finds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything.Chaos. Fury. Destruction.The Great Change is upon us . . .Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds.With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies . . . while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance.The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver's ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together . . .
 "A master of his craft." —Forbes"No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie." —Pierce Brown
For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out:

The Age of Madness
A Little Hatred
The Trouble With Peace
The Wisdom of Crowds

The First Law Trilogy
The Blade Itself
Before They Are Hanged
Last Argument of Kings

Best Served Cold
The Heroes
Red Country

The Shattered Sea Trilogy
Half a King
Half a World
Half a War

About Joe Abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy writer best known for his acclaimed First Law Trilogy: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, and Last Argument of Kings. A freelance film editor as well, he works mostly on documentaries and live music events for bands from Coldplay to Iron Maiden. He was nominated for the 2008 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Joe lives with his wife and daughter in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on August 16, 2022

ARC provided by the publisher—Gollancz—in exchange for an honest review. Joe Abercrombie is a genius storyteller. The Wisdom of Crowds is one of the best books of the year, a masterfully crafted conclusion to The Age of Madness trilogy. “What is the point of gathering knowledge if one does not......more

Goodreads review by weirdfish on October 03, 2020

That feel when Abercrombie writes and publishes an entire trilogy before GRRM or Rothfuss get a single book out......more

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on June 10, 2024

Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books. An absolute masterful ending to what has turned out to be a perfect fantasy trilogy. While I have heard from many people that this series good, but not quite as good as the original First Law trilo......more

Goodreads review by Holly Hearts Books on September 12, 2021

The Age of Madness series has kept me more emotionally invested than any First Law story since reading the original trilogy. It does so in a way that feels fresh and modern while still maintaining everything that made its predecessors so special – from its strange but lovable characters to the insan......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas on October 26, 2021

I mean...I already thought Joe Abercrombie was one of the best fantasy writers of all time...and yeah, he just is. This series was phenomenal, and the narration is second-to-none.......more

Quotes

"A master of the genre."—Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Abercrombie's satisfying plotting and expert subversion of genre expectations are sure to please. Readers will be gripped."—Publishers Weekly on The Trouble With Peace

"Abercrombie squeezes your heart till it matches his beat. No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie."—Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on A Little Hatred

"Abercrombie continues to do what he does best . . . Buckle your seat belts for this one . . . . A vivid and jolting tale."—Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author, on A Little Hatred

"Highly recommended - a funny, finely-wrought, terrifically energetic work of high fantasy. Seek it out."—Joe Hill on A Little Hatred

"Say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say that he's a master of his craft."—Forbes on A Little Hatred

"A Little Hatred is Abercrombie at his very best: witty, wise, and whip-smart. Masterfully plotted . . . . I had high hopes for this book, and it exceed them all."—Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld, on A Little Hatred

"Brutal, unforgiving, and terribly fun. Everything awesome readers have come to expect from Joe Abercrombie."—Brian McClellan, author of Sins of Empire, on A Little Hatred

"With expert craft, Abercrombie lays the groundwork for another thrilling trilogy."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Little Hatred

"Rife with emotion with wit to spare, both honed to an effortlessly fine edge. A Little Hatred is the joy of watching a master of the craft with his tools at their sharpest."—Sam Sykes, author of Seven Blades in Black, on A Little Hatred

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