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First Law series

Book · Book series & trilogies · 10 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/Fantasy, r/suggestmeabook

Reddit take

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Pros

  • The First Law and The Age of Madness are two of the best fantasy series I have ever read.
  • nothing has come close (though Red Rising, Joe Ambercrombie's First Law series, and Sun Eater are a few series that have evoked emotion since I finished Farseer).
  • I read the entire First Law series this year (finished Wisdom of Crowds a couple weeks ago). My god.
  • I just binged the First Law series (original trilogy, standalone trilogy, age of madness trilogy) over 7ish weeks. It gets heavy but the characters are so compelling it's highly bingeable.
  • Well, if "light-hearted" is not a requirement you could jump to the other end of the spectrum and try the First Law series by Abercrombie. Very funny in a dark, cynical way.

Cons

  • Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series?

Sentiment

9 positive (90%) · 1 mixed (10%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +90% · raw score 90%

What redditors said (10 of 10)

The First Law and The Age of Madness are two of the best fantasy series I have ever read.
positive · u/C****5 · r/Fantasy · Dec 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
nothing has come close (though Red Rising, Joe Ambercrombie's First Law series, and Sun Eater are a few series that have evoked emotion since I finished Farseer).
positive · u/J****d · r/Fantasy · comment · Dec 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I read the entire First Law series this year (finished Wisdom of Crowds a couple weeks ago). My god.
positive · u/M****7 · r/Fantasy · comment · Dec 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I just binged the First Law series (original trilogy, standalone trilogy, age of madness trilogy) over 7ish weeks. It gets heavy but the characters are so compelling it's highly bingeable.
positive · u/M****7 · r/Fantasy · comment · Dec 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Well, if "light-hearted" is not a requirement you could jump to the other end of the spectrum and try the First Law series by Abercrombie. Very funny in a dark, cynical way.
positive · u/p****3 · r/Fantasy · comment · Feb 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I’ve long been a fan of the First Law series and all the books in that world
positive · u/B****f · r/Fantasy · Feb 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Honorable mention to First Law series.
positive · u/s****0 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jan 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
After falling into a fantasy / grimdark lull after finishing the First Law series (also superb BTW)
positive · u/Y**G · r/Fantasy · Jan 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series?
mixed · u/P****s · r/Fantasy · comment · Jan 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Sand dan Glokta’s chapters in the First Law series by Joe Abercrombie are very much what you are looking for.
positive · u/r****s · r/Fantasy · comment · Jan 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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