Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Pablo Suarez and I are halfway through our read of "The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie. In this video we discuss what we think of the story so far and give predictions on what we think will happen in the second half of the book. At the time of this recording we had read up to page 250, at the beginning of the chapter named "Barbarians at the Gate."
Check out the spoiler-free version on Pablo Suarez's channel here: youtu.be/xy6mXkX6Ebk
Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Logen
01:08 Bandit Scene
02:36 More Logan
07:14 Glokta
11:30 More Logan Again
15:52 More Glokta
18:21 West
21:30 Ardee
25:01 Jezal
27:30 Not Taking the Northmen Seriously
31:51 Costumes to "Play the Part"
34:59 Predictions
36:46 Outro
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Pablo Suarez and I are halfway through our read of "The Blade Itself" by Joe Abercrombie. In this video we discuss what we think of the story so far and give predictions on what we think will happen in the second half of the book. At the time of this recording we had read up to page 250, at the beginning of the chapter named "Barbarians at the Gate."
Check out the spoiler-free version on Pablo Suarez's channel here: youtu.be/xy6mXkX6Ebk
Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Logen
01:08 Bandit Scene
02:36 More Logan
07:14 Glokta
11:30 More Logan Again
15:52 More Glokta
18:21 West
21:30 Ardee
25:01 Jezal
27:30 Not Taking the Northmen Seriously
31:51 Costumes to "Play the Part"
34:59 Predictions
36:46 Outro
Here's where you can find me on all the stuff:
Twitter: twitter.com/DavidDecero
TikTok: tiktok.com/@daviddecero?lang=en
#booktube #thebladeitself
![Red Sister (First Book of the Ancestor) by Mark Lawrence | [Spoiler-Filled Review] |](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JTPa0-lTSJ8/mqdefault.jpg "Red Sister (First Book of the Ancestor) by Mark Lawrence | [Spoiler-Filled Review] |
This is a spoiler-filled review of Red Sister (First Book of the Ancestor) by Mark Lawrence.
This is an Adult Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, borderline Grimdark Fantasy novel. It has a 3.08 rating on the Mark Lawrence unofficial grimdark rating list on his blog, where readers go and vote in an attempt to nail down what it means to be grimdark.
What this book is not is an adventure story. The Prince of Thorns and The Prince of Fools are stories where the protagonist goes on an adventure. In Red Sister, Nona goes to school. Sure there is violent action at times, but do understand that most of this story takes places at a nuns convent where they train assassin nuns.
This feels much more like the first story in a trilogy than the previous two series did.
The pace feels a little slower and thats going to lose some readers. The best advice I could give is to push through it because its worth it.
Mark Lawrence is the kind of author that will only give you what you need to know to move forward in the story. That is a style I prefer. I know when it comes to Fantasy some people really spending time detailing all the intricacies of a magic system or the world at large. He does not do that. You know what you need to know. The story is focused on Nona and the obstacles she faces in life.
Also there is violence. Its a story about assassins so yeah. The fight scenes are well painted and filled with tension.
Mark Lawrence is an established author that will always pass the prose check. His style is very literal and transparent, his prose will not get in the way of the story, but he also knows when to turn the dial and slow the pace for the important moments and in those important moments he turns into Anna Spark Smith all of a sudden and gets a little poetic, and I love that.
Nona is a child who was given away and I couldnt help, but root for her. Shes young and shes a hunska, which means she can be incredibly fast for short periods of time. She has no problem killing and it always feels justified to me. Shes a little badass and some rich and powerful people want her dead real bad.
The antagonists are easy to root against and theres a bunch. Theres a moment where Lawrence does an amazing job of making you hate one of the minor antagonists, but I cant really talk about that here. I will talk about it in my spoiler-filled review, but anyways...even the main antagonist does a thing, where you can totally see why young Nona wants to end this person.
In Abeth, some people are born with one of four special abilities.
Hunska: Fast. Like quicksilver fast.
Gerant: Big, like Rike big.
Marjal: Lesser magic.
Quantal: Greater magic.
The extra long final chapter + The Epilogue + The teaser for the next book all back to back to back is just unfair. Its so good. Three heavy hitters in a row. There are some slow moments, but the fight scenes, the emotional bits, and the end more than make up for it.
5/5 Im really looking forward to the next book in the series.
If you are interested in picking up Red Sister (First Book of the Ancestor) by Mark Lawrence, you can find it here: https://amzn.to/3r2sP0v
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![The Cabins King Horror Short Story [Full immersive audiobook]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MGRCRgGr9fQ/mqdefault.jpg "The Cabins King Horror Short Story [Full immersive audiobook]
The Cabins King, by David Decero is a short Horror/Fantasy story. This is the full immersive audiobook performed by Joe Steely. An earlier draft of The Cabins King was published in the anthology Were not home, put together by Cam Wolfe.
I hope you enjoy it.
If this is your first time here, my channel is basically an unhinged Fantasy-related variety show. Check out more of my content here:
The Spectacular Failure of Brandon Sanderlands Bridge Four Hotel [FT. Man Carrying Thing]: https://youtu.be/n0eqPzotOmg
This is preventing a Stormlight Archive adaptation... : https://youtu.be/rqL3tAHjyPo
When you NEED a fast Fantasy writer: https://youtu.be/F-DNA0iTNIw
One Piece is a masterpiece: https://youtu.be/fr4axXBFsb8
When you finally buy a Dune 2 popcorn bucket: https://youtu.be/3btVYRJ5IPo
TOP TEN FANTASY SERIES (2025): https://youtu.be/F0Pl_sN76sY
How to read FASTER: https://youtu.be/ImTETS8v2vI
Every Time Brandon Sanderson Makes an Announcement: https://youtu.be/cCbeciBzbvQ
When Glokta Gives You Advice... FT. Man Carrying Thing | The Blade Itself: https://youtu.be/qngnZzdzN7Y
Bad author impressions: https://youtu.be/hp32jHSn82Y
The Flame and the Void Happy Meal!!: https://youtu.be/hjY6N-CzuBQ
Serious Fantasy content:
Yapping about The Way of Kings for 30 minutes: https://youtu.be/lTRAD1CY1gg
Arcane is the best show on Netflix: https://youtu.be/BWwUNbmsNy0
TOP 10 FANTASY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE (2025): https://youtu.be/Ri9ezslkp_Q
Why Legends and Lattes is the book you NEED: https://youtu.be/KV4LzojwSsc
The Eye of the World Discussion | Ft Man Carrying Thing and Pablo Suarez: https://youtu.be/ZbTSRh4qO8I
George R.R. Martin told he wont be around much longer at WorldCon 2025: https://youtu.be/VtpV4SGe58g
How Brandon Sanderson makes you root for Kaladin in The Way of Kings | Rant: https://youtu.be/tqVmuPgmU-w
Chapter by chapter reaction | Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson: https://youtu.be/fr3GN8qkLZs
The Wheel of Time... CANCELED!: https://youtu.be/qwJPJ3zi5qE
Over the Garden Wall is the Perfect Fall Fantasy Show: https://youtu.be/6HRn9txqjrc
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