Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Blade Itself ?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Blade Itself is 4th and 5th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Blade Itself
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 5 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 8 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 13 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
13 hrs 48 mins
How long to read The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1)?
The estimated word count of The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1) is 206,925 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 13 hrs 48 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 23 hrs. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 7 hrs 40 mins.
| The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1) - 206,925 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 23 hrs |
| Average | 250 words/min | 13 hrs 48 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 7 hrs 40 mins |
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More about The Blade Itself
206,925 words
Word Count
for The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1)
560 pages
Pages
22 hours and 15 minutes
Audiobook length
Table of Contents
There are 12 chapters in The Blade Itself . We have listed them below.
| Cover |
| Title Page |
| Dedication |
| Contents |
| The End |
| PART I |
| PART II |
| Acknowledgements |
| A sneak preview of Book Two: Before They Are Hanged |
| About the Author |
| Also by Joe Abercrombie from Gollancz |
| Copyright |
Description
The first novel in the First Law Trilogy and debut fantasy novel from New York Times bestseller, Joe Abercrombie.Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he's on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian -- leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, Captain Jezal dan Luthar has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules. Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it. Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult. Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny, and packed with unforgettable characters, The Blade Itself is noir fantasy with a real cutting edge. Read more