The blade itself

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The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie... "The infamous Nine-Fingered Barbarian Logan has finally run out of luck and is embroiled in the fighting that will make him a dead barbarian. He leaves behind only bad songs, dead friends, and plenty of happy enemies. Captain Jesal Dan Lothar, the handsome, noble officer, the epitome of selfishness and vanity, has nothing on his mind but victory in the dueling rings. But war is raging, and on the frozen battlefields of the North, the fighting is waged by its most brutal rules. Inspector Gluckta, a champion duelist, then a cripple, then an executioner who tortures his victims. He hopes only to see Jesal return in a coffin. He hates everyone: extracting treason from the Union by wresting confession after confession leaves no room for friendship. That is, if he can survive long enough. Bloody plots surface, old debts await repayment, and the line between hero and villain becomes bloody-sharp. An unpredictable, gripping, and darkly humorous novel, overflowing with characters that Forgettable. A fantasy pulsating with the details of reality.