The Blade Itself is 20 years old
Joe Abercrombie in 20 Years:
One observation that blows my mind – The Blade Itself is now twice as old as A Game of Thrones was when The Blade Itself came out. GRRM felt like a long established pillar of the genre to me at that point. Truly I must be part of the fantasy furniture at this one…
That you are, Joe. That you are.
Just this weekend I was visiting a fantasy and science fiction book store with my seven year old son, with whom I'm currently reading Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. As we stumbled upon the First Law books, I told him ‘just wait until you're old enough to read these ones, you'll have a blast’.
I guess The Blade Itself was about 10 years old when I read it. In another decade, he'll be the one reading it.