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Amazing!
This was such a fantastic novel! It reads as a standalone (but I will dream of this becoming a series!) and this will delight all the fans of Joe Abercrom... READ MORE
What do you get...
... if you cross a priest, a vampire, a werewolf, a knight who can't die, a necromancer, an elf, a jack of all trades and a missing princess....Well, you g... READ MORE
Five star ferocious yet funny fantasy
Cards on the table, despite many many recommendations, this was my first Abercrombie read. I wasn't sure at first if it was right jumping into this new ser... READ MORE
Bone crunching insanity!
A vampire, a werewolf, an elf, a necromancer, a priest, a cursed Crusader and a well connected woman carrying more knives that you can count stumble into a... READ MORE
Another grimdark classic
Joe Abercrombie’s The Devils is a genre-blending fantasy that follows a ragtag group of supernatural misfits - a vampire, a werewolf, a necromancer (and ot... READ MORE
Vigga my beloved
Joe Abercrombie has switched things up! The tone of The Devils is something I wasn't sure we'd see from Abercrombie.
I am a big fan of the first law trilo... READ MORE
An action packed fantasy with highly lovable characters
As someone who has never read Joe Abercrombie before I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, other than an interesting sounding plot. It's safe to say... READ MORE
A monk, a vampire and an elf...
Walk into a bar? Well not quite, they just walk into a load of trouble. These are three of the fantastically realised characters in ‘The Devils’. The other... READ MORE
Devilishly good fun
A mismatched band of ‘devils’ consisting of a reluctant monk, a decrepit vampire, an immortal warrior (who can feel every one of his injuries), a multi-ski... READ MORE
Like a very good Hollywood action movie
Before you start, sit comfortably. And brace yourself...
Once you open this book, the action starts fast. Then, things speed up. Again, and again, and aga... READ MORE
Joe Abercrombie turned up to 11
A lot happens in this book. It's darkly satirical, lil bit sexy, terrifically gorey, action-packed and very funny.
It's a grown up fairy tale turned upsid... READ MORE
Action-packed fun!
I had never read anything by Joe Abercrombie before, but when one of the buyers at Head Office recommended this I decided to give it a try. I am so glad I... READ MORE
Abercrombie at his most cinematic
Absolutely wild ride from start to finish. Was it kind of predictable? Yes. Are the themes as deep as a puddle? Also yes. Did I enjoy every single second? ... READ MORE
A blood soaked and thoroughly entertaining romp actoss an alternative Mediterranean
A great start to a new series with typical (and excellent) Abercrombie characters, with the twist that they include a vampire, Werewolf (the blood and thun... READ MORE
A stand out.
One of the best books I have read in a very long time. So good I finished it and an immediately reread which is unheard of for me, who never rereads at all... READ MORE
As Vigga would say, you can sink your teeth into it
A rag tag bunch of the Holy Empire’s best kept secret- The Devils (ahem, prisoners boasting unique skill sets caught in the wrong place and at the wrong ti... READ MORE
Fantasy at its absolute best (and bloodiest)
This really blew me away - from the world-building to the storytelling to the character development; every single aspect of The Devils is honed to perfecti... READ MORE
Absolutely Brilliant
My first time reading Joe Abercrombie and I'm blown away. I picked this ARC as the synopsis sounded amazing and it did not disappoint. As expected the stor... READ MORE
Medieval Suicide Squad
Thank you to the publishers for sharing the ARC in exchange for a review
Joe Abercombie knows how to write characters. This is amazing, funny and dangero... READ MORE
Fantasy Suicide Squad
This is a gritty and witty Medieval Europe fantasy written expertly by Joe Abercrombie, with characters so unique you’ll know whose perspective you’re read... READ MORE
Fabulous fantasy!
This is the first Joe Abercrombie book I have read and I definitely think I will be reading more. Its a real rollercoaster of a ride with a rag tag bunch o... READ MORE
Amazing and ridiculous
I personally describe this book as being about “a group of ragtag demonic beings who have been shackled by an infant pope to deliver a thief to Troy to bec... READ MORE
Synopsis
Europe stares into the abyss.
Plague and famine stalk the land, monsters lurk in every shadow and greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions. Only one thing is certain: the elves will come again, and they will eat everyone.
Sometimes, only the darkest paths lead towards the light. Paths on which the righteous will not dare to tread . . .
And so, buried beneath the sacred splendour of the Celestial Palace, is the secret Chapel of the Holy Expediency. For its congregation of convicted monsters there are no sins that have not been committed, no lines that will not be crossed, and no mission that cannot be turned into a disastrous bloodbath.
Now the hapless Brother Diaz must somehow bind the worst of the worst to a higher cause: to put a thief on the throne of Troy, and unite the sundered church against the coming apocalypse.
When you're headed through hell, you need the devils on your side.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781399603560
- Number of pages: 576
- Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 50 mm
- Weight: 850g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Title - The Devils
Author - Joe Abercrombie
Release Date - May 2025
Page Count - 561 pages
Read/Listen Time - 16hrs
Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ /4 stars
I'm ... READ MORE
A truly fabulous and darkly clever fantasy
I loved this very much. It was funny, clever, irreverent, fast paced, twisted, dark and utterly brilliantly written, but most of all it was the characters ... READ MORE
The Devil You Know
Repetitive, predictable, shallow, grotesquely violent, profanity ridden and incredible immature
Loved it
Another Abercrombie triumph
As a huge fan of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, I was both excited and saddened to hear that his next trilogy would be something totally new. Saddened... READ MORE
Fast food Abercrombie
I am a diehard Abercrombie fan. The First Law, Standalones and Age of Madness are some of the best fiction I have ever read. The Devils isn't.
Don't get... READ MORE
The Devils
I just finished The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, and I have to say—it’s exactly the kind of chaotic, blood-soaked ride you’d expect from him, with a few surp... READ MORE
Going to be the book everyone wished they had bought at the time.
This book is absolutely amazing. I have been a fan of Joe's writing for ages and in my opinion this is the best book he has ever written. The 1st of a tril... READ MORE
Average
If you haven’t read Joe Abercrombie before, then I recommend reading the First Law. The Devils is not a patch on that trilogy.
This is very fast paced ... READ MORE
Unfathomably great
I really don’t know what else I can say about this except to read it. There have been other new fantasies these past few years but this blows them all out ... READ MORE
Fast paced epic fantasy
I throughly enjoyed this book. I listened to the audiobook and it was incredible. It was like being there on the journey.
I loved all the characters and t... READ MORE
The Devils - A brutal, hilarious delight
“The missions assigned to the Chapel of the Holy Expediency are like the members of its congregation — each awful in its own special way.”
Joe Abercrom... READ MORE
Epic battles, delightfully disgusting humor, and fabulous found family
Joe Abercrombie really hits the mark with this one. Somehow, he manages to balance a fast pace and multiple epic battles with raunchy, delightfully disgust... READ MORE
If James Gunn's Creature Commandos was high fantasy.
Excellent concept, excellently executed.
The characters are incredibly well-written and their interactions are both believable and hilarious.
I'll defini... READ MORE
Well worth the wait
Personally I think Joe is probably one of the best fantasy writers today, so I waited with a lot of anticipation for this book, and afterwards, I still fee... READ MORE
Absolutely incredible
This book is so fantastic and fun. It will make you laugh and cry and it was probably one of the best books I ever bought!!! Warning though, not for the fa... READ MORE
Great read with good character development
I've read a couple of other Joe Abercrombie books and I really enjoyed this book. Sometime the various narrators can be jarring but I really enjoyed this b... READ MORE
Not his usual standard
To sum up in a few words; A failed thief and liar is an unknown princess. A band of murderous unruly misfits is charged with getting her on the throne. All... READ MORE
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