The First Law audiobooks in order
Pacey's narration is regularly named the best in fantasy audio, and it is not a controversial opinion.
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Joe AbercrombieNarrated by Steven Pacey, with Joe Abercrombie credited alongside him on Sharp Ends · 7 books, including a short-story collectionPhoto: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia CommonsWhich order should you listen in?
The original trilogy first, then the three standalones in publication order, then the Age of Madness trilogy, which has its own listening order on this site. The standalones are genuinely standalone but spoil the trilogy's ending, so do not start there. Sharp Ends, a collection of short stories set in the same world, came out after Red Country and is listed last; leave it until you have heard the standalones.
The First Law in publication order
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The Blade Itself (2006)Read by Steven Pacey · 22h 15m unabridged - 2
Before They Are Hanged (2007)Read by Steven Pacey · 22h 38m unabridged - 3
Last Argument of Kings (2008)Read by Steven Pacey · 27h 3m unabridged - 4
Best Served Cold (2009)Read by Steven Pacey · 26h 28m unabridged - 5
The Heroes (2011)Read by Steven Pacey · 23h 5m unabridged - 6
Red Country (2012)Read by Steven Pacey · 19h 52m unabridged - 7
Sharp Ends (short stories) (2016)Read by Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey · 11h 48m unabridged