“How could one man keep his oath when everyone else was breaking theirs, after all? An army very much relied on unity of purpose.”įrom the beginning to the end, not a single page in this novel ever felt dull to me. Unlike the previous books, the first out of two “Little People” in The Wisdom of Crowds happened in chapter 3 it is that soon. If you’ve read A Little Hatred and The Trouble with Peace, then you’ll know what the chapter “Little People” signifies.

Right from their respective first chapter, everyone’s plunged into this uncontrollable vicious frenzy. Abercrombie didn’t waste time shifting the story and characters into their crimson path. The Great Change is here, and our beloved main characters-voluntarily or not-are all caught in its sweeping madness. “Sometimes, the only way to improve something is to destroy it, so it can be rebuilt better… Sometimes, to change the world, we must first burn it down.”Ĭhaos, fury, and destruction this is how The Wisdom of Crowds starts, and it’s also how the narrative progresses. Anyway, that’s for the future, now let’s begin with the review. I hope to have the chance to do that again in the future because The Wisdom of Crowds is one of the best books I’ve read, and I have some burning questions regarding the revelations unveiled in this novel. Last week, I did an interview with Joe Abercrombie on my YouTube channel, and it is one of my most treasured experiences as a book reviewer. And I dare say it’s indeed his most well-written book so far. The Wisdom of Crowds, the last book in The Age of Madness trilogy, is up there with the Last Argument of Kings as the best book in The First Law World and his career. Today, that unbending situation changed I’m gratified to say that Abercrombie has done it. For years I’ve said Abercrombie probably won’t be able to come up with a novel that matched-or topped-the Last Argument of Kings.

“What is the point of gathering knowledge if one does not pass it on? What is the point of growing old if one does not try to shape the future?”įor years I’ve mentioned the Last Argument of Kings as Joe Abercrombie’s best book it is a masterwork in grimdark fantasy, in my opinion. The Wisdom of Crowds is one of the best books of the year, a masterfully crafted conclusion to The Age of Madness trilogy. Published: 14 th September 2021 by Gollancz (UK) & Orbit (US) Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark fantasy Series: The Age of Madness (Book #3 of 3), First Law World (Book, #10 of 10) ARC provided by the publisher-Gollancz-in exchange for an honest review.

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