About the Book: Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled former fencing champion turned ruthless torturer, is determined to maintain his grim routine despite his broken body. Captain Jezal dan Luthar, a vain and privileged nobleman, is more concerned with cards, fencing and his comfortable life than the troubles beyond it. Meanwhile, infamous Northman Logen Ninefingers awakens in the snow, determined to settle an old blood feud with King Bethod—if he can avoid fighting altogether. As their paths converge and the mysterious Bayaz enters their lives, war, ambition, violence and dark humour collide in this compelling grimdark fantasy.