The Trouble With Peace: The Gripping Sunday Times Bestselling Fantasy (The Age of Madness)

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The book is written in third person multiple POV of the main characters, at first I didn't enjoy the POV of the characters in the north at first but that changed when Rikke stopped been the pitiable girl to the strong woman in the world of men, now that's a turnover.

Some things don’t change,’ said Sholla, busy trying to prise her dagger out o’ the big Shanka’s skull. I absolutely love Abercrombie's telling of a "revolution" type story here, and it's probably the best I've read in the fantasy genre. It's so well done, and feels simultaneously real and joyfully ridiculous.

The Trouble With Peace takes place shortly after the events of A Little Hatred and its ominous conclusion. Whilst peace has been hard-won, it is a peace built on shaky foundations and the title for this second book in The Age of Madness trilogy is not coy about the direction of this story. I must confess I have always had some sympathy for villains. Heroism makes fine entertainment but sooner or later someone has to get things done." Downside stared at him, quite mildly, if anything. ‘I am calm, Chief,’ he said, and wiped blood out of his eyes. ‘Bleeding, though.’

The plot in this one is very heavy on the political intrigue, which I hugely enjoyed. The seeds were sown in the first book, where an increasingly industrialised society was becoming evermore fractious as the poor suffered at the hands of the elite. Well, in The Trouble with Peace things really start to gather momentum, as key figures align themselves and gather forces and outright war seems the only conclusion. The author uses his trademark of multiple POVs to expertly navigate the opposing sides and put the reader on a knife edge as we struggle to decide who to root for and never truly know how this one is going to work out. 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. Characters [ ] In the North, Rikke’s health fails as she is tormented by her ever more uncontrollable visions. Isern-i-Phail takes her into the hills to the witch Caurib, whose head is stitched together with golden wire. Lost in dreams where past and future collide, Rikke must make a choice; she decides to keep the Long Eye, and sacrifice the other.

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Continúa la lucha soterrada entre lo nuevo y lo antiguo. El progreso trae inventos que sin duda modificarán la sociedad en general y el arte de la guerra en particular. Van desapareciendo los viejos héroes guerreros y los más jóvenes aprenden a su pesar que el valor y el orgullo no son suficientes para arreglar el mundo. Un mundo distinto, aunque no más justo, al que todos, desde el mismísimo rey hasta el más pobre de los plebeyos tendrán que adaptarse o perecer. De todos modos, en esta segunda parte todavía prevalecen las viejas formas y los revolucionarios surgidos de esta nueva época continúan agazapados esperando su oportunidad. Clover almost felt sorry for it. But feeling sorry’s always a waste of time, and specially in a battle. The cast of characters in this series are turning out to be every bit as good as the cast in the first trilogy, and it really blows me away how Abercrombie continues to develop truly unique characters, who have a healthy dose of "grey" to their moral compass, and feel extremely entertaining. La storia riprende esattamente dal finale del precedente e pone al centro della narrazione i tanti eventi che annunciano l'atteso "Grande Cambiamento".

Lord and Lady Governor undertake a tour of The North seeking allies among old friends and enemies. In Uffrith, Leo finds Rikke worryingly changed from the naïve girl who was once his lover, but she agrees to join their scheme. They travel to Carleon in the hope of winning a decisive ally in Stour Nightfall, who after all owes Leo his life, but appeals to the brotherhood of arms fall on deaf ears. Unknown to her husband, Savine cuts a less sentimental deal with the King of the Northmen, betraying Rikke by offering him Uffrith for his support. I would highly recommend this epic fantasy and series. I would be surprised if any fantasy fans didn't get completely enthralled in the storyline and invested in fascinating and compelling characters. Abercrombie is one of the top fantasy authors today, and I am still bewildered why this hasn't been dramatised for TV or film. Maybe it's underway, and I just haven't heard about it, but if not, Why Not?For example, there was a chapter in this book where we see an event occurred from the perspective of one character at first. The narrative then immediately proceeds to rewind and show the same scene again, but this time from the eyes of a different character in the same location. This was repeated several times within this one chapter, and each rewind and reenaction brought a new compelling, vivid, and cinematic reading experience. There’s a chapter titled Little People that exhibits this clever narrative structure again. The explosive last quarter in The Trouble With Peace was Abercrombie’s action sequences at his best; crushing, merciless, chaotic, and intense. Can injustice be vanquished? Can the characters survive the terrifying ordeal they faced? I’ll let you find out for yourself. What to say about this book and series? I'm beginning to run out of words to describe the excellence of these stories and this author. Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy, for those who are unaware, is my second favorite fantasy series of all-time only behind Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams. But I have to say that after reading the second book in Abercrombie's follow-up series THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE, it is going to be really difficult to choose which one belongs in that #2 slot. Savine elopes with Leo, who is now considered a hero among nobles and commoners alike. He blatantly gets manipulated to being at odds with Orso, and plots with other lords to overthrow the current administration while trying to keep it a secret to his loved ones until it is too late. Husband and wife plot treason by trying to recruit allies in the north and in surrounding kingdoms. Orso and his limited allies must once again try to prevent a rebellion. Except this time, they are not going to be an ill-equipped rabble like the last rebellion that he put down. Colonel Forest – a hard-working officer with common origins and impressive scars, commanded the Crown Prince’s Division for Orso. I find myself on shaky ground when it comes to criticising others’ looks. Weren’t you a butcher’s boy once, Downside?’