![]() I always say that characters, more than the story and plot, even more than the world-building, are the linchpins of truly great works of fantasy because if you can capture a reader’s sympathy and investment in them, you can write about these characters having a meal or going grocery shopping, and the reader would still lap every word up. They are layered, complex, and compelling, while most authors struggle to write even one single character which is equally memorable, let alone an entire cast of them. The reason why I remember them so well is because they are some of the most well-written characters ever put to the page. I remember reading the entire original First Law trilogy more than 10 years ago and loving it but with the passage of time, I retained only the barest skeleton of the books’ plot in my head-yet, characters like Glokta, Logen, Bayaz, Ferro, Jezal, and the Dogman stayed fresh and fleshy in my mind. That’s what they call you when you kill so many people the word murderer falls short. ![]() Best Served Cold (2009) by Joe Abercrombie ![]()
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