The Heroes

Here's what to do while you wait for George R.R. Martin's next fantasy novel: read Joe Abercrombie's. It's a magnificent, richly entertaining account of a single three-day battle — complete with balletic Kurosawan violence — that leaves behind no heroes, only survivors.

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