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
- 1
The Blade Itself (2006) - 2
Before They Are Hanged (2007) - 3
Last Argument of Kings (2008) - 4
Best Served Cold (2009) - 5
The Heroes (2011) - 6
Red Country (2012) - 7
Sharp Ends (short stories) (2016)