JOE ABERCROMBIE INTERVIEW - talking THE WISDOM OF CROWDS, FUTURE PROJECT and more...

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[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

Fantastic interview! “Rich and vivid characters doing horrible things to one another”: sounds like a First Law book, in fact! I hope to avoid wetting my pants, but I anticipate I’ll have the rest of those possible reactions once I read the exciting conclusion of Age of Madness. Congratulations on this, Ed and Will!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Hahah, well then you would have let Joe Abercrombie succeed! "Make of your heart a stone" it seems is going to be my motto to stop the emotional pain of The Wisdom of Crowds. Somehow I do not think it will work. Unless we actually get that Disney ending... Thanks so much! We owe it to The Broken Binding, and cannot actually believe we got this chance! Ed & Will

[@pillarmusic1641]

Phillip! It is nice seeing you here in the KZbin wilderness

[@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy]

@@pillarmusic1641 Thank you! Always fun to meet up with a fellow traveler.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Ha ha a much better opening than my interview with Joe (posting on Monday) had.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Joe is the man of humour! Really looking forward to watching your interview next week, and hearing the answers to those 'crazy questions' that you talked about :). Will

[@Uppernorwood976]

I love Joe, he’s so proactive on these interviews and leads the discussion. Feels like he actually wants to be there.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

It was such an amazing experience being able to interview him! We had a lot of fun :)

[@a1cha0s]

Fantastic interview! Joe is always a premier guest with his personality and insight on his writing. I think I'd buy all his books even if I didn't like them just because he's so damn awesome.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed this interview :). He is so easy to talk to, and he makes everything he talks about interesting to discuss. Will

[@jayaselvar5465]

Hey it's Joe!!! My heart leaps out!! That man stands out with his writing and also with his personality!!! Great interview guys, absolutely loved it!!!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

He really does. Both his works and the way he makes everything interesting! So glad that you enjoyed our interview :). Cannot believe we got this chance! Will

[@markcoulter5858]

Was lucky enough to meet Joe when A little hatred came out, he did a book talk and signing at Waterstones in Newcastle upon Tyne was a brilliant enjoyable evening

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Awesome that you have been able to meet him in person! Hopefully that can happen again in the future. Thanks for watching :) Will

[@angelaholmes8888]

I will gladly continue reading new books from Abercrombie for the rest of my life 👍😃

[@thebrothersgwynne]

I'll second that! Will

[@richardallen4656]

So excited for The Wisdom of Crowds! Also excited to read his next book The Devils! Can't wait to see what he does with a high fantasy concept. His work needs to be adapted to television

[@thebrothersgwynne]

We cannot wait as well! I will read anything that he puts out there. I agree, his work needs to be adapted! It already has a feel to it that would click on screen. Ed & Will

[@jellyghostt]

Could listen to Joe and yourselves all day! Congratulations on the interview, fantastic as always.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Mostly the Joe part hahah. Glad that you enjoyed this interview! We owe it to The Broken Binding. Still feels slightly surreal! Thanks for watching :) Ed & Will

[@coleton7048]

Over an hour of my favorite author talking about writing? Yes, please! Fantastic video, you guys rock!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

We were so lucky to get this chat with him. We owe it to The Broken Binding! So glad that you enjoyed, and thanks for supporting the channel :). Will

[@MetalGildarts]

Loved hearing Mr.Abercrombie speak! Can’t wait for The Wisdom of Crowds.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

He makes everything interesting to discuss! Will

[@prismverse]

Woaaah, Lord Grimdark himself! It’s so cool seeing this channel come from praising his books, to actually getting to talk to him. Nice interview!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

That was almost our exact reaction aha. We owe it to The Broken Binding. Amazing to interview one of your favourite authors, especially one whose works I have binged over the past few months aha. Glad that you enjoyed, and thanks for watching :) Will

[@matguerra333]

One of the best things about Abercrombie (as I am on my 3rd relisten to A.O.M.) is the repeatability2.5 yrs later, you can can go right back in. I've never laughed so much in my life than when listening to Pacey do Abercrombie...Idk if it's the material, the narrator or both but I'm way too spoiled to just read them atp.

[@matguerra333]

The guy is the best modern author (period). IMHO

[@Paul_the_Bookworm]

I'll be sitting and watching this in its glorious entirety tomorrow afternoon.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Hope you enjoy! We had a great time during the chat :) Will

[@Paul_the_Bookworm]

@@thebrothersgwynne I ended up watching the first 20 minutes. I can't finish because the alarm goes off in 6 hours.

[@snezanaivanisevic9043]

Oh. My. Gosh. Joe! 😍

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Our exact reaction! Ed & Will

[@TallShepherd]

Yessss guys!!!! So excited for this

[@thebrothersgwynne]

We were so excited for this chance. Hope you enjoy :) Ed & Will

[@alexbento7047]

Great interview! So exciting that you guys got to speak with Joe especially considering all of the love you have given his books.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

We were so lucky! All down to The Broken Binding, so we owe them! So amazing to talk to an author whose works you admire and love so much. Glad that you enjoyed :) Will

[@darren2880]

Yes!!!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Hope you enjoy :) Ed & Will

[@vajs6312]

Having watched a number of author interviews on booktube channels, Abercrombie just has that something which makes him a top-tier interviewee. Today I just happened to stumble upon The Wisdom of Crowds in regular paperback format, both of my Gollancz sets (which have the superior covers) 1st Law and Age of Madness match and are complete. Only 4 more Wheel of Time books to go and then it's all Abercrombie.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Absolutely agree! He's always got brilliant answers. Sounds like you have a great collection there! Ed

[@vajs6312]

@@thebrothersgwynne Yep, it’s a full royal flush. I think I know what it is with Abercrombie’s “style” of answering questions: it’s almost as if he’s on the verge of being “amusingly annoyed”, but then he lands a subtle quip which you hardly notice, but do notice and move on feeling like the joke half flew over you. Great interview!

[@matguerra333]

I completely agree w/him about humor. I tell ppl, "These are the funniest books I've ever read" and they're usually like "Kinda bloody, I didn't really notice anything funny"...so interesting.

[@luvBB4lyf]

Great interview!!! So happy you guys got this opportunity 😊

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Thanks so much! We were so lucky, and owe it to The Broken Binding, who are awesome. So glad you enjoyed :) Will

[@plungeybabie]

Great interview guys, a joy to watch

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed :). Thanks for watching and for the support!. Will

[@ambrineo8613]

Legendary interview, congratulations mates ☺️

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed :). Still cannot really believe we got the opportunity, which we owe completely to The Broken Binding! Thanks for watching. Will

[@matthewbrown1151]

Waaaaa. Joe Joe Joe! I love it, congrats guys!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

We cannot believe it! Owe it to The Broken Binding. Thanks for watching :) Ed & Will

[@jennitoikkanen3431]

This was so much fun! :) Thank you guys, great interview!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed :). We loved having the honour of asking so many questions! Thanks for watching. Ed & Will

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

Brilliant interview Mates.

[@zephdelgado5152]

Thanks for the interview Cher’s 🍻

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Thanks for watching! Still cannot believe The Broken Binding got us this interview. Will

[@Merlijn1994]

I ended up basically reading the first law world in both orders (read them in publication order, realized I forgot just about EVERYTHING about the original trilogy when I finished A Little Hatred and then went back and read the previous six books), can confirm it is amazing no matter which way you go

[@MrCian47]

Good interview lads. Able to actually listen to what Joe was saying and respond whilst also getting through your questions which can be tough!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed! We cannot believe that we actually got the chance to interview him. We owe it to The Broken Binding. Thanks for watching :) Will

[@thatsci-firogue]

Excellent interview lads.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Thanks for watching! SO glad that you enjoyed :) Will

[@JohnG225]

Great interview guys!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Thanks for watching :). So glad that you enjoyed! Will

[@barrilrayder]

Great interview, that was amazing. I thought you would asked him for the Steven Erikson short story where a character is based upon him. Next time it will be. Amazing. Thank you

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed :). We were so lucky to get this interview with him, which we owe completely to The Broken Binding! We actually didn't know he had a character based on him, but that it awesome! Thanks for watching :) Will

[@readingwithrobson3911]

Hope you all are doing well! Miss seeing your videos, but hope you’re taking care of yourselves!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Thank you for the message. We have missed book tube, but are still taking it day by day.

[@henriksorensen82]

Awesome interview guys!!!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed! Will

[@henriksorensen82]

@@thebrothersgwynne I enjoy everything with Joe Abercrombie, he is one of my favorite authors

[@Airehcaz]

I happen to be one of those people that read the stand-alone books out of order. Best Served Cold is the first book I read in this world. It made sense, it was thoroughly enjoyable! I did not feel confused, not much at least. ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE less confusing that reading Gardens of the Moon, for example. I would say, it’s probably best to read in order but not necessary. However it’s kinda like blocks. First three books are 1 block, next three books are each a block, and the last three books are 1 block. So, 5 blocks total that could in theory be swapped around and still make sense to the reader.

[@johnbeardshall2898]

That's the one I picked up first found it in a community book stand when all libraries and books stores where closed down during covid and ended up reading all the books since and find it my favorite

[@alvinmarcus5780]

Pre-order mine from Amazon. Just hope it arrives in good shape. You know how bad Amazon can package certain items.

[@jeremyfee]

Great interview! This was really funny too.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed! Joe makes everything interesting and funny. We were very lucky to get this opportunity :). Thanks for watching! Will

[@joelsundquist2622]

I HAVE bought at least two copies! UK and US editions!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Hahah, Joe will be pleased you listened to him! Will

[@DarthSnugglePuss]

I’ve actually purchased four. Kindle, Waterstones, Goldsboro and Barnes and Noble.

[@Joe-944]

Hope you guys and your family are doing good

[@JohnG225]

Had the pleasure of meeting the man himself at my local Waterstones yesterday. I think I may have babbled at him a bit too much. I did try to persuade him that we need to extent First Law way into the future so we can get to a First Law sci-fi novel. I'm not convinced I was very successful :)

[@LarryHasOpinions]

amazing interview, he's always quite entertaining :-)

[@thebrothersgwynne]

He has a way of making anything he talks about interesting and engaging! Thanks for watching :) Will

[@dalemedcalf5241]

Joe's books are the best, bloody 9

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Agreed! And you do not get better characters. Will

[@shirefunk3787]

Legend

[@bmoneybby]

Joe is freaking hilarious. Nice interview bros.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

His personality matches what he writes so well. So glad that you enjoyed :). Thanks for watching! Will

[@Blobinator1993]

Wow, the jabbercrombie himself! Great interview guys, glad to here he's a fan of strategy games but not surprised he's had to stop given how time consuming they can be:p

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Hahah, the 'jabbercrombie' HIMSELF! Hahaha, strategy games really do need limits. They can be more dangerous than a blade. Will

[@monaso9]

I hope his new book is nothing like red country or the half king books. All his other books are so good

[@raireads]

Great interview! Puts me back into the quandary of what to read first though: Malice or The Blade Itself! Thanks for asking my question - the third Locked Tomb is expected in the next 6 months, Nona the Ninth. Although, Will, you got my name wrong XD it's pronounced as 'ray' ;-)

[@thebrothersgwynne]

So glad that you enjoyed! Orrr dedicate two entire days to read both hahah. In an ideal world anyway. Thanks for submitting a question :). Sorry for pronouncing your name wrong! I'm terrible reading names out loud. Thanks for watching. Will

[@raireads]

@@thebrothersgwynne Well I've started Malice and just waiting for it all to go wrong and everyone to die XD

[@louiserabie1651]

There’s no way Joe could improve on The Blade Itself!

[@thebrothersgwynne]

Totally agree! Ed

[@pherranine]

already bought a signed copy months ago :,)

[@thebrothersgwynne]

As is only right :) Will

[@pherranine]

@@thebrothersgwynne so excited! great interview

[@bernhardrenner5176]

Great interview! I don't agree with Joe that The Blade Itself could have been any better, together with Before They Are Hanged it is still my favorite First Law book. I'm a huge fan of the entire First Law series, I'm sure Wisdom of Crowds will be no exception. That said I'm very excited that Joes next book will be something fresh and new. I don't even care about the genre, I'm sure Joe would even make a romance or a math book entertaining.

[@thebrothersgwynne]

I loved The Blade Itself, despite plot perhaps not being as prominent. Again, I agree, Before They Are Hanged is my favourite as well, but I also love Age of Madness so far. Looking forward to seeing how it concludes. Hahah, certainly he would. I will read anything he writes. Thanks for watching :) Will

[@BillyChungus]

Guys kind of look the smart Da Vinky guys

[@praetorxyn]

I think if I had to sign thousands of books I'd just have a stamp made out of my signature. I know it's cheating, but I think the fans would rather that than me get carpal tunnel.