Joe Abercrombie was born on 31 December 1974 in Lancaster, England. He was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Manchester University, where he studied psychology.

Abercrombie moved into television production before taking up a career as a freelance film editor. During a break between jobs he began writing The Blade Itself in 2002, completing it in 2004. It was published by Gollancz in 2006 and was followed by two other books in The First Law Trilogy, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings. In early 2008 Joe Abercrombie was one of the contributors to the BBC Worlds of Fantasy series, alongside other contributors such as Michael Moorcock, Terry Pratchett and China Miéville. In 2009, Abercrombie released the novel "Best Served Cold". It is set in the same world as The First Law Trilogy but is a stand-alone novel. Abercrombie lives in Bath, Somerset with his wife and two children.

The First Law Trilogy

1. The Blade Itself (May 2006) - nominated for the 2008 Campbell Award
2. Before They Are Hanged (March 2007)
3. Last Argument of Kings (March 2008)

Standalone works

• Best Served Cold (June 2009) - David Gemmell Legend Award 2010 -- Winner of the Ravenheart Award for best cover art sequel to The First Law
• The Heroes (forthcoming)

Interviews

• Humorous interview with Joe Ambercrombie at SF Signal, conducted by Lucien E. G. Spelman, June 19th, 2009
• Interview with Joe Abercrombie at Neth Space
• Interview with Joe Abercrombie conducted by Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, 7 December 2006
• Interview with Joe Abercrombie conducted by SFX Magazine, 30 April 2007
• Interview with Joe Abercrombie with Aidan Moher at Dribble of Ink, 31 July 2007
• Interview with Joe Abercrombie with Aidan Moher at Dribble of Ink, 11 February 2008
• Article written by Joe Abercrombie on his influences, by SFcrowsnest, 1 March 2008

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