Joe Abercrombie

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Joe Abercrombie
Born December 31, 1974 (1974-12-31) (age 34)
Lancaster, England
Occupation Novelist
Nationality  British
Education University
Alma mater University of Manchester
Writing period 2004-present
Genres Fantasy
Notable work(s) The First Law
Official website

Joe Abercrombie is a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of The First Law trilogy.

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[edit] Biography

Joe Abercrombie was born on 31 December 1974 in Lancaster, England. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Manchester University, where he studied psychology. He 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 Joe Abercrombie was one of the contributors to the BBC Worlds of Fantasy series, alongside other contributors such as Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett and China Mieville.[1] Abercrombie lives in Bath, Somerset with his wife and two children.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] The First Law Trilogy

  1. The Blade Itself (May 2006) - nominated for the 2008 Campbell Award[2]
  2. Before They Are Hanged (March 2007)
  3. Last Argument of Kings (March 2008)

[edit] Standalone works

  • Best Served Cold (June 2009, first of two planned stand-alone novels)[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Abercrombie, J (2007-12-04). "Me? On TV?". joeabercrombie.com. http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2007/12/me-on-tv.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-07. 
  2. ^ "2008 Campbell Award Finalists". John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. 2008. http://www.writertopia.com/awards/campbell. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. 
  3. ^ Abercrombie, J (2007-08-13). "Best Served Cold". joeambercrombie.com. http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2007/08/best-served-cold.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-07. 

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[edit] Interviews

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