Joe Abercrombie
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| Born | December 31, 1974 Lancaster, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality |  British |
| Education | University |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Period | 2004-present |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Notable work(s) | The First Law |
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Joe Abercrombie (born 31 December 1974) is a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of The First Law trilogy.
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[edit] Early life
Abercrombie was born in Lancaster, England. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Manchester University, where he studied psychology.
[edit] Career
Abercrombie moved into television production before taking up a career as a freelance film editor. During a break between jobs he began writing The Blade Itself in 2002, completing it in 2004. It was published by Gollancz in 2006 and was followed by two other books in The First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings. In early 2008 Abercrombie was one of the contributors to the BBC Worlds of Fantasy series, alongside other contributors such as Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett and China Miéville.[1] In 2009, Abercrombie released the novel Best Served Cold. It is set in the same world as The First Law Trilogy but is a stand-alone novel. He followed with The Heroes (2011), again set in the world of the First Law Trilogy. Abercrombie lives in Bath, Somerset with his wife and three children.
In 2011, Abercrombie signed a deal with Gollancz for 4 more books set in the First Law world.[2]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] The First Law trilogy
- The Blade Itself[3] (May 2006) – nominated for the 2008 Campbell Award[4]
- Before They Are Hanged (March 2007)
- Last Argument of Kings (March 2008)
[edit] Standalone works
- Best Served Cold (June 2009)[5] – David Gemmell Legend Award 2010—Winner of the Ravenheart Award for best cover art[6] sequel to The First Law
- The Heroes (January 2011)[7]
[edit] Short stories
- The Fool Jobs – appeared in the Swords & Dark Magic compilation (published June 2010) and features Curnden Craw and his dozen in events prior to The Heroes.
- Yesterday, Near A Village Called Barden – appeared as an extra in the Waterstone's hardcover version of The Heroes and focuses on Bremer dan Gorst on campaign prior to The Heroes.
[edit] References
- ^ Abercrombie, J (2007-12-04). "Me? On TV?". joeabercrombie.com. http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2007/12/04/me-on-tv-2/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ New Year, New Deal Abercrombie blog
- ^ The source for the Homeric quote "The blade itself incites to deeds of violence." is Odyssey 16.294 (taken up by 19.13).
- ^ "2008 Campbell Award Finalists". John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. 2008. http://www.writertopia.com/awards/campbell. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ Abercrombie, J (2007-08-13). "Best Served Cold". joeambercrombie.com. http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2007/08/best-served-cold.html. Retrieved 2009-06-07.[dead link]
- ^ http://gemmellaward.com/
- ^ "The Heroes". joeabercrombie.com. http://www.joeabercrombie.com/books/the-heroes/. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
[edit] External links
[edit] Interviews
- New Interview with Joe Abercrombie conducted by Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, April 2011
- Humorous interview with Joe Ambercrombie at SF Signal, conducted by Lucien E. G. Spelman, June 19, 2009
- Article written by Joe Abercrombie on his influences, by SFcrowsnest, 1 March 2008
- Interview with Joe Abercrombie with Aidan Moher at Dribble of Ink, 11 February 2008
- Interview with Joe Abercrombie at Neth Space, October 2007
- Interview with Joe Abercrombie with Aidan Moher at Dribble of Ink, 31 July 2007
- Interview with Joe Abercrombie conducted by SFX Magazine, 30 April 2007
- Interview with Joe Abercrombie conducted by Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, 7 December 2006
