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The Resource The blade itself, Joe Abercrombie

The blade itself, Joe Abercrombie

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Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian--leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies.Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge
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eng
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1 online resource (1 sound file (22 hr., 15 min., 45 sec.))
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  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
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  • Unabridged
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9781478935773
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The blade itself
Title
The blade itself
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Joe Abercrombie
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Language
eng
Summary
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian--leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies.Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge
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Abercrombie, Joe
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823/.92
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LC call number
PR6101.B49
LC item number
B57 2015eab
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fiction
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Read by Steven Pacey
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Pacey, Steven
Series statement
First law trilogy
Series volume
book 1
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  • Torture
  • Antiheroes
  • Social classes
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The blade itself, Joe Abercrombie
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  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local library
  • Unabridged
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unknown
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unknown
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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spoken word
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rdacontent
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1 online resource (1 sound file (22 hr., 15 min., 45 sec.))
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unknown
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online
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9781478935773
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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digital.
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Z100101814
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sound
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digital recording
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other
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  • 5013573
  • ocn921304619
  • (OCoLC)921304619
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Label
The blade itself, Joe Abercrombie
Publication
Note
  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local library
  • Unabridged
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (22 hr., 15 min., 45 sec.))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781478935773
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital.
Publisher number
Z100101814
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
  • 5013573
  • ocn921304619
  • (OCoLC)921304619
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