The blade itself the first law 1 joe abercrombie the first law is a fantasy series written by british author joe abercrombie it consists of a trilogy three stand alone novels and a number of novellas set in the same world the blade itself logen ninefingers infamous barbarian has finally run out of luck. The blade itself is the first of the first law trilogy which is an epic supernatural fantasy adventure it cant be helped being compared to the song of ice and fire game of thrones series in its depth of detail its roll call of wonderful characters hidden plots and agendas and fantasy dimensions. The blade itself is the first novel in the first law trilogy and was joe abercrombies first novel it was first published in may 2006 by gollancz in the uk with an american edition following from pyr books 1 publishers synopsis 2 characters 3 plot summary 4 chapter summaries 5 quotes 6 trivia logen ninefingers infamous barbarian has finally run out of luck caught in one feud too many . The blade itself incites to deeds of violence homer logen ninefingers infamous barbarian has finally run out of luck caught up in one feud too many hes on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian leaving nothing behind but some bad songs a few dead friends and a lot of happy enemies. The blade itself is a crime thriller novel by marcus sakey that was released in january 2007 plot summary the novel set in chicago is the story of two childhood friends and young criminals danny carter and evan mcgann years after their criminal partnership dissolved just as carter has reformed himself and started a respectable new life