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    The Wisdom of Crowds

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    From the New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred comes the stunning conclusion to the Age of Madness trilogy where the world finds itself in an unstoppable revolution, and the heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything . . .

    "A master of his craft." —Forbes


    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 . . .

    "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
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    A fragile peace gives way to conspiracy, betrayal, and rebellion in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Little Hatred from epic fantasy master Joe Abercrombie.

    Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . .

    Savine dan Glokta, once Adua's most powerful investor, finds her judgement, fortune and reputation in tatters. But she still has all her ambitions, and no scruple will be permitted to stand in her way.

    For heroes like Leo dan Brock and Stour Nightfall, only happy with swords drawn, peace is an ordeal to end as soon as possible. But grievances must be nursed, power seized, and allies gathered first, while Rikke must master the power of the Long Eye . . . before it kills her.

    Unrest worms into every layer of society. The Breakers still lurk in the shadows, plotting to free the common man from his shackles, while noblemen bicker for their own advantage. Orso struggles to find a safe path through the maze of knives that is politics, only for his enemies, and his debts, to multiply.

    The old ways are swept aside, and the old leaders with them, but those who would seize the reins of power will find no alliance, no friendship, and no peace lasts forever.

    For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out:

    The Age of Madness
    A Little Hatred
    The Trouble With Peace

    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

    "A master of his craft." —Forbes

    "No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie." —Pierce Brown
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    Publisher
    Orbit
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    Published on
    Sep 14, 2021
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    Pages
    528
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    ISBN
    9780316341912
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    Language
    English
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    Genres
    Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
    Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
    Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
    Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
    Fiction / Fantasy / Military
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