Before They Are Hanged
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: very dark.
Glokta goes south to hold a doomed city while Logen, Jezal and Ferro trudge off on Bayaz's quest. Funnier and tighter than book one, and Glokta's chapters are the best in the trilogy.
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Is Before They Are Hanged spicy?
Barely. Before They Are Hanged has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is Before They Are Hanged?
We rate Before They Are Hanged 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, torture, war, gore. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The First Law in order?
Yes. Before They Are Hanged is book 2 of The First Law, so start with The Blade Itself.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Before They Are Hanged
- Graphic violence
- Torture
- War
- Gore
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Details
- Series
- The First Law, book 2
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 560
- First published
- 2007
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
