In the Northlands, the Union Army prepares to face the forces under Beothed. There are three main plot threads in the book. As with the first book, this volume often feels like a 'standard' fantasy novel with lots of standard tropes in use, but Abercrombie successfully continues to put a subversive spin on events which keeps things fresh and interesting. In this middle volume of the sequence, Before They Are Hanged picks up the storylines left dangling from the first novel and develops them further. Before They Are Hanged is the second book in The First Law Trilogy and the sequel to The Blade Itself, which I reviewed favourably here.
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