Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie – Review

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

Best Served Cold exhibits Abercombie’s trademark black humour in spades, and the standalone novel form provides him with ample opportunity to show off his plotting skills – but don’t let the glibness fool you, the author and his characters do recognise the terrible nature of the violence being described, and don’t try to downplay the human cost. It’s a testament to Abercrombie’s skill as a storyteller that he can, over the course of your acquaintance with them, make you care about generals, assassins, cut-throats, barbarians, poisoners and (worst of all?) politicians so much, and in spite of their dubious deeds. Best Served cold is definitely this author’s best work to date, and I would be very happy to see him continue in this vein when he returns to the wonderful world he has created.

via Simon A’s Review: Best Served Cold, by Joe Abercrombie | Bookgeeks.