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The First Law Trilogy Books in Order

by Joe AbercrombieLiterature & Fiction

3 books from The Blade Itself (2001) to Last Argument of Kings (2008). Rated 4.8 across 94,112 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Blade Itself

    Book 1 2001 4.7 (36.5k)

    The first novel in the First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller, Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  2. Before They Are Hanged

    Book 2 2007 4.8 (29.1k)

    The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  3. Last Argument of Kings

    Book 3 2008 4.8 (28.5k)

    The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him—but it's going to be a big one.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The First Law Trilogy is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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