Another bad ass book in the First Law World. Abercrombie has switched from the no holds barred battle scenes in The Heroes to a sword slinging western novel with relative ease. The setting reminded me of the American gold rush in the mid 1800's with a little First Law World twist to it. There are new characters mixed in with a few familiar faces from previous books. This seems to be Abercrombie's forte with his stand alone novels, and it works very well. 
 A must read! I recommend to everyone! 5 stars