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The Wisdom of Crowds

The Wisdom of Crowds

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  • Author：Joe Abercrombie
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Summary

Chaos。 Fury。 Destruction。

The Great Change is upon us。。。

Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down。 Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power， the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry， and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds。

With nothing left to lose， Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age， while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption。 Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down， no one is lower than a monarch。 And in the bloody North， Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies。。。 while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance。

The banks have fallen， the sun of the Union has been torn down， and in the darkness behind the scenes， the threads of the Weaver’s ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together。。。

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Reviews

Nils | nilsreviewsit ，

Wow this book exceeded my expectations in every way。 Say one thing for Abercrombie， say he knows how to create a showstopping finale。 Review to come on publication week

William Gwynne ，

WHAT A MONTH SEPTEMBER IS GOING TO BE！I have binged every book in the First Law world in about a month， and now have to wait two weeks for The Wisdom of Crowds to be released。 Would have been terrible to have to wait a year like most people。 Cannot wait！

Cassidee Lanstra ，

“‘Thought we were meant to be free！’ he whined， a string of drool hanging from his lip。‘Turns out liberty needs boundaries。’”Here we are， at the stunning conclusion of The Age of Madness trilogy。 This trilogy absolutely solidified Abercrombie in my top five favorite authors of all time。 It is some of my favorite work。 I often call myself a book masochist; as much as I despair at my favorite characters being put THROUGH it， I greedily inhale more。 A good author can make the emotional pain hurt so “‘Thought we were meant to be free！’ he whined， a string of drool hanging from his lip。‘Turns out liberty needs boundaries。’”Here we are， at the stunning conclusion of The Age of Madness trilogy。 This trilogy absolutely solidified Abercrombie in my top five favorite authors of all time。 It is some of my favorite work。 I often call myself a book masochist; as much as I despair at my favorite characters being put THROUGH it， I greedily inhale more。 A good author can make the emotional pain hurt so good！ Being an Abercrombie fan takes book masochism to a new level。 It’s like being in an endless boxing match and eagerly getting up for another punch to the face。 Or rather， it’s like being in one of Abercrombie’s infamous Circles， knowing that you’re going to end it with a sword to the heart， but letting the adrenaline carry you to the end。The Wisdom of Crowds started off at such a heightened state of terror that it caused my neck to prickle with anxiety from the beginning。 This novel takes off at breakneck speed and does not let up。 It might be one of the most brutal Abercrombie books I’ve read。 Honestly， this whole trilogy took off into a level of brutality that is a completely new flavor than the previous novels。 That’s saying something— Abercrombie is well known for his unbridled savagery in his writing。 It was chaotic， messy， heartbreaking， and a hell of a ride。 There are some moments that we see coming， because we know that Joe isn’t going to spare our hearts， but they are always expertly done。“‘He was dragged up again by the elbow。 A strange gang。 Like the people you might see at one of the cheap markets。 Only furious。 And [redacted] realised that ordinary people can be utterly terrifying。’”The aspect of the common people rioting and starting a revolution was a very natural progression throughout his First Law world。 It has been a long time coming， but that doesn’t mean I worried over some of our characters any less。 I have grown fond of some of these extremely flawed people。 I maintain that Orso is one of the best characters that Abercrombie has written， and I mean that in the most literal sense。 Orso has an insight to himself that is needed by a leader and also actually cares about the people he’s supposed to be ruling over。 I’ve said it before， but if Orso had been allowed to rule the way he wanted to at the beginning， a lot of the destruction could have been avoided。 This is Abercrombie’s world though， and there are reasons why that couldn’t happen。 Also， I truly LIKE Orso。 He’s witty and is constantly making me laugh。 He’s much braver than he seems on the surface。 I really enjoy a lot of First Law Characters and count them along my favorites; the Bloody Nine， Glokta， Savine， and Shivers， to name a few。 We know that they are morally grey， though。 Orso is actually endearing and almost uncorrupted—just so dang likable！ This is a miracle in this world。Per usual， Abercrombie treats us to the duality of humanity; good people turn cruel， and cruel people become the saviors。 The Wisdom of Crowds is a timely installment， at a point in our world where people around the globe are demanding more of the powerful people leading。 Voices are being heard， insightful and ignorant alike。 The common people of Abercrombie’s world are realizing how effective they can be as a cohesive unit， as well。It’s also timely in its observation of the limitations of freedom。 There’s a certain level of belief in unbridled personal freedom that leads to foolishness。 With this Great Change ushered in by the people， along comes gross miscalculations， destruction， and the sacrifice of innocents。 Abercrombie makes us wonder: can we ever truly do something for the greater good without causing harm？ At what point do we choose remaining stagnant as a society versus accepting the alarming costs of a revolution？ Is there a leader out there capable of carrying out their good intentions without abusing their power or marginalizing others？ Why do we succumb to the mentality of the mob？ And finally， just because the voice of the ‘Crowd’ rises to the top， does that always mean they are right or know best？Ah， but that’s what I love about Abercrombie。 He writes these gloriously merciless novels that are simultaneously bursting with wisdom and a sardonic view of humanity’s ability to NEVER learn from the past。 I could have quoted no less than twenty highlighted moments from my kindle version that were so eloquently put and deserved to be heard， but that would have been overkill。 He writes about the dangers of leaderships and the dangers of anarchy。 He writes bone-chilling moments of people savagely fighting for their life; these fantastic portrayals of blood and death that are enough to make us squeamish with their honesty。 Good people die， bad people live。 Sometimes people get their revenge， other times they are at the mercy of another’s revenge plot。 Sometimes the free people really want to be told what to do （albeit， nicely）。 The wheel of power keeps shifting。 And as always， that damn Bayaz hangs on like a cockroach in an apocalypse。“‘The voice of the people… is just noise。 It is the blather of the lunatics in the madhouse。 It is the squeal of the pigs in the slaughterhouse。 it is a choir of morons。 Most of them don’t even know what they want， let alone how to get it。 They need someone to tell them what to do。’”All hail Lord Grimdark！ I’ll be anxiously waiting in the Circle for the next knife to the heart。Thank you to Angela and Orbit books for graciously sending me a gifted finished copy of The Wisdom of Crowds。 It will undoubtably rank as one of my favorite books this year， if not my favorite of all。 You can grab a copy of this novel on September 14th， 2021The Broken Binding and FanFiAddict （where I blog） are partnered， so you can get 5% off when ordering from them using the code FanFi at check out。 At the time of this post， they have The Wisdom of Crowds。 。。。more

William ，

Out in one month！ https://joeabercrombie。com/wisdom-of-。。。 Out in one month！ https://joeabercrombie。com/wisdom-of-。。。 。。。more

Mike Shackle ，

An excellent finale in a true Abercrombie fashion。 Sometime it felt a bit too much like real life but the pages fly by and you never quite know how its going to end for all concerned。。。

Luke Scull ，

My thirteenth Joe Abercrombie book - unlucky for none save perhaps the projects I've neglected while racing through this 500-page tome。 The Trouble With Peace was merely very good after the stunning A Little Hatred。 I'm delighted to say The Wisdom of Crowds closes out this trilogy in every bit the masterful style with which the first book opened it。 This is a rollercoaster of a story that enthrals， shocks， and occasionally even saddens。 It takes a masterful storyteller to craft a book that takes My thirteenth Joe Abercrombie book - unlucky for none save perhaps the projects I've neglected while racing through this 500-page tome。 The Trouble With Peace was merely very good after the stunning A Little Hatred。 I'm delighted to say The Wisdom of Crowds closes out this trilogy in every bit the masterful style with which the first book opened it。 This is a rollercoaster of a story that enthrals， shocks， and occasionally even saddens。 It takes a masterful storyteller to craft a book that takes the reader in unexpected directions while feeling authentic。 Looking at the trilogy as a whole， it's a work of vision by someone who knew exactly what he was doing from beginning to end。 It's a showcase of big， ambitious ideas， carefully teased out moment to moment and expertly weaved into a gripping narrative by a virtuoso。 It's not absolutely perfect - one character never seemed to get the comeuppance he deserved， one other underwent a rather rapid （though understandable） shift in outlook - but these are very small crinkles in an otherwise magnificent tapestry。 Finally， I was thrilled to see the meta story of Bayaz's machinations moving forward， including one major revelation that brought a big grin to my face and put paid to one of my lingering concerns about the worldbuilding in spectacular fashion。 Oh， and the ending seems to suggest we haven't seen the last of the world of the First Law。。。 。。。more

Crowinator ，

"Is this how it always is？ You get what you wanted， but somehow it's not what you wanted at all？ Every victory turns out to be just another defeat？"A fitting conclusion。 I can't say I enjoyed this series but I am impressed by it， while I am also strangely broken over one character's fate above all others。 "Is this how it always is？ You get what you wanted， but somehow it's not what you wanted at all？ Every victory turns out to be just another defeat？"A fitting conclusion。 I can't say I enjoyed this series but I am impressed by it， while I am also strangely broken over one character's fate above all others。 。。。more

Sanoo ，

September 14th 2021

Unseen Library ，

In my latest Waiting on Wednesday article I take a look at the epic upcoming conclusion to legendary author Joe Abercrombie’s The Age of Madness trilogy， The Wisdom of Crowds。Cards on the table: I already know that The Wisdom of Crowds is going to be an extremely impressive and intense five-star read， and I have already prepared a place for it on my top reads of 2021 list。 While some may think this could be a bit of a rash decision， I think that anyone who is familiar with Joe Abercrombie and hi In my latest Waiting on Wednesday article I take a look at the epic upcoming conclusion to legendary author Joe Abercrombie’s The Age of Madness trilogy， The Wisdom of Crowds。Cards on the table: I already know that The Wisdom of Crowds is going to be an extremely impressive and intense five-star read， and I have already prepared a place for it on my top reads of 2021 list。 While some may think this could be a bit of a rash decision， I think that anyone who is familiar with Joe Abercrombie and his outstanding contributions to fantasy fiction will soundly agree with my decision and are probably sharing my overwhelming excitement that his next book will be here in a few short months。Joe Abercrombie is a talented and exceptional author who has been the measuring stick of the dark fantasy/grimdark fantasy subgenres ever since he burst onto the scene with his amazing 2006 debut， The Blade Itself。 The Blade Itself was the first entry in the extended The First Law series of novels， which follow an eclectic group of damaged characters as they attempt to survive the schemes and bloody wars of a dark and uncaring fantasy world。 The First Law series has so far featured eight separate novels， as well as a good collection of short stories， and all of them have been amazing and captivating fantasy reads。 I have been a major fan of the author ever since I read the first few pages of The Blade Itself， thanks to its entertaining and brutal writing style， as well as its great characters。 I have been particularly getting into his latest entries into this overarching series， The Age of Madness trilogy。The Age of Madness trilogy is set over 20 years after the events of the original First Law trilogy and follows the children and younger associates of the original protagonists as they deal with the sins of their parents。 Containing all of Abercrombie’s outstanding writing style， a great collection of new damaged characters and an intriguing backdrop of industrialisation and revolution， The Age of Madness trilogy has featured some exceptional reads， including the first book， A Little Hatred， and last year’s sequel， The Trouble With Peace。 Both of these books have been absolutely incredible， and I consider both of them be amongst the best books I read in 2019 and 2020 respectfully （The Trouble With Peace was also one of the best audiobooks I listened to in 2020）。Due to how epic this fantastic trilogy has so far been， I have been really excited to check out the final book and I was very happy when all the details， including the above cover， came out。 The Wisdom of Crowds is currently set for release on 16 September 2021， and is easily one of the books I am most looking forward to for the next half of the year。 The Wisdom of Crowds looks set to continue right after the violent revolution that occurred in the closing moments of The Trouble With Peace once the identity of the secretive revolutionary， the Weaver， was revealed， and it will be interesting to see what is happening in the final chapter of this trilogy。I really like the sound of this cool synopsis; this upcoming novel is going to be pretty damn awesome。 From what is featured above， it looks like the entirety of the Union is going to be overwhelmed by revolution and all the various characters are going to have to deal with the consequences of the Weaver’s bloody plan。 I am deeply intrigued to see how each of the impressive character arcs introduced in the previous novels in the series conclude。 It is going to be particularly interesting to see how Orso， the soon-to-be deposed king， will deal with everything， especially as its going to be a major comedown from his impressive arc in The Trouble With Peace。 It is interesting to see that Brock is going to be a major feature in this novel after his literally crippling defeat in the previous novel， and Savine， the ultimate opportunist and survivor， is going to have to deal with once again being in control of the revolutionaries who have traumatised her so severely in the past。I am also very intrigued to see how characters like Vick dan Teufel and Gunnar Broad survive in this new version of the Union。 Vick， a spy and clever Inquisitor， is probably going to find her loyalties extremely tested in this book， although she will probably end up being a major part of its conclusion。 Gunnar Broad， the dangerous soldier and former revolutionary is probably going to be the most conflicted character in the entire novel， especially as he will likely be called up to do violence for the Breakers and the Burners， despite his efforts to avoid all of that。The story in the North should also prove to be quite interesting。 Rikke’s great arc surrounding her battle to claim the constantly warring North was really good in the previous book， especially as she was able to outsmart one of her most dangerous enemies。 I look forward to seeing how her war continues and I will be intrigued to see how it combines with the story set in the Union。 I am also curious about how Abercrombie will wrap up her abilities surrounding her magical Long Eye， as that has proven to be a complex and compelling storyline in the past。 The other character situated in the North who I want to see more of is Jonas Clover， the wily old veteran who is easily my favourite person in this entire trilogy。 Clover has had some amazing appearances in the previous two novels， and I really loved the great twist at the end of The Trouble With Peace。 It will be fun to see him teaming up with Rikke in this final novel and it should lead to some very entertaining moments。As you can see， I am exceedingly invested in all the above characters， mainly because Abercrombie has done such a fantastic job setting them up and turning them into such compelling people。 You have to know that some of them are going to die in this final novel （Abercrombie is cruel like that）， and I have no doubt I will be both saddened and surprised with where everyone ends up。 I am also curious about whether some of the remaining characters from the original First Law trilogy will show up again。 Abercrombie has been progressively killing off or retiring several of them in the previous The Age of Madness books， but this upcoming third novel seems like the perfect opportunity to bring some of the remaining ones back。 I have a strong feeling that Bayaz， the kindly old mage who is really the murderous shadow ruler of the Union， will return to reclaim his influence and power， and any storylines surrounding him are guaranteed to be compelling and clever。Based on the synopsis and the continuing character arcs from the previous entries in this series， I am exceedingly excited to get my hands on The Wisdom of Crowds。 There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this final entry in The Age of Madness is going to pure， dark fantasy awesomeness that I will enjoy immensely。 I look forward to giving this book a five-star rating in the near-future and I cannot wait to see all the madness and bloodshed that is to come。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more

YoanYovev ，

I know that this book is going to be brilliant。 For years now I know that Joe Abercrombie is incapable of disappointing。 I can't wait to read it when it finally comes out and I know that my mind is going to be blown。 I know that this book is going to be brilliant。 For years now I know that Joe Abercrombie is incapable of disappointing。 I can't wait to read it when it finally comes out and I know that my mind is going to be blown。 。。。more

Теодор Панов ，

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Dale Thompson ，

Isnt it weird you can review a book before its released。 Im going to pre-empt this book a sweet five stars， why？ Because its Joe Fucking Abercrombie。 Cant wait to read this。

weirdfish ，

That feel when Abercrombie writes and publishes an entire trilogy before GRRM or Rothfuss get a single book out

david y biblioflick ，

From The Beautiful Machine to The Wisdom of Crowds。Quote:Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds。 It's a good title change。 From The Beautiful Machine to The Wisdom of Crowds。Quote:Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds。 It's a good title change。 。。。more

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