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The Wisdom of Crowds

by Joe Abercrombie

Revolution reshapes the Union

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    New York Times bestselling author

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Revolution reshapes the Union

In this epic fantasy, the Great Change has brought the Breakers and Burners to power, with riots replacing the familiar industrial smoke. The upheaval reaches across several centers of conflict: Citizen Brock seeks a place as a new kind of hero, Citizeness Savine faces a struggle for survival, and monarch Orso confronts a reversed political order. In the North, Rikke’s fragile Protectorate faces dwindling support as Black Calder gathers forces. These threads unfold against a revolution whose consequences extend from fallen banks and political symbols to a concealed plan attributed to the Weaver. The novel brings together mass unrest, contested power, personal survival, and the threat of further conflict.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in epic fantasy centered on revolution and political upheaval.
  • Readers who enjoy stories with multiple named figures and intersecting conflicts.
  • Readers seeking fantasy that combines civil unrest with conflict in a northern Protectorate.

Themes

Revolution and mass politicsPower and political upheavalSurvival and redemptionConflict and vengeanceConspiracy

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Book overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred comes a stunning fantasy novel that finds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything.Chaos. Fury. Destruction.

The Great Change is upon us . . .

Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds.

With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies . . . while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance.

The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver's ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together . . .


"A master of his craft." --Forbes

"No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie." --Pierce Brown


For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out:

The Age of Madness
A Little Hatred
The Trouble With Peace
The Wisdom of Crowds

The First Law Trilogy
The Blade Itself
Before They Are Hanged
Last Argument of Kings

Best Served Cold
The Heroes
Red Country

The Shattered Sea Trilogy
Half a King
Half a World
Half a War
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