
The Age of Madness Trilogy
Orbit · Paperback · October 24, 2023
From New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, the Age of Madness trilogy is a revered epic fantasy series where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- Three completed trilogy volumes bring industrial change, old rivalries, and magic into the same world.
- Genres
- Epic Fantasy, Military Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
- Published
- Orbit, October 24, 2023
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: Epic Fantasy and Military Fantasy.
A Path to Coldness of HeartGlen Cook60% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
Storm and SteelJon Sprunk59% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
Song of the MysteriesJanny Wurts58% match
The Hero of AgesBrandon Sanderson58% match
ExileBetsy Dornbusch58% matchAlso shares Dark Fantasy
MistbornBrandon Sanderson57% match
The Last Mortal BondBrian Staveley, Simon Vance57% match
King's FollyJill Williamson57% match
For younger readers: The Old Kingdom Three-book Box Set, Chaos Walking: the Complete Trilogy, Saint-seducing Gold
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
From New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, the Age of Madness trilogy is a revered epic fantasy series where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. This box set contains the completed trilogy: A Little Hatred, The Trouble with Peace, and The Wisdom of Crowds "A master of his craft." — Forbes The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever.
Continue reading
On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments. Savine dan Glokta — socialite, investor, and daughter of the most feared man in the Union — plans to claw her way to the top of the slag-heap of society by any means necessary. But the slums boil over with a rage that all the money in the world cannot control. The age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. With the help of the mad hillwoman Isern-i-Phail, Rikke struggles to control the blessing, or the curse, of the Long Eye. Glimpsing the future is one thing, but with the guiding hand of the First of the Magi still pulling the strings, changing it will be quite another . . . Now, get the complete trilogy in one boxed set.
Industry and Magic
Three completed trilogy volumes bring industrial change, old rivalries, and magic into the same world.
Come here for
- Industry rising over Adua
- The Long Eye and the age of magic
Expect
- Adua’s chimneys and Angland’s blood-soaked borders
- Savine’s ambitions and Rikke’s visions of the future
Where it sits
| Epic Fantasy | 92% |
|---|---|
| Military Fantasy | 54% |
| Dark Fantasy | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Epic Fantasy
- Historical Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy
- Fantasy Adventure
Show all 5 publisher categories
- Military Fantasy
- Authors
- Joe Abercrombie
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Published
- October 24, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Epic Fantasy