First Law Book Chapter Count Comparison
Compare First Law chapter counts from 43 to 69 across six Joe Abercrombie novels. Uses Gollancz contents for the trilogy plus Best Served Cold and others.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blade Itself Prologue uncounted; 45 numbered. | 45 chapters | Book 1 2006, Logen and Glokta intro | Gollancz The Blade Itself 2006 contents, Chapters 1 to 45 plus Prologue The End |
| Before They Are Hanged Ends with Back to the Mud. | 50 chapters | Book 2 2007, Dagoska and North | Gollancz Before They Are Hanged 2007 contents, Chapters 1 to 50 |
| Last Argument of Kings Long trilogy close at 59. | 59 chapters | Book 3 2008, Adua siege | Gollancz Last Argument of Kings 2008 contents, Chapters 1 to 59 |
| Best Served Cold 70 divisions minus 7 parts is 63. | 63 chapters | Standalone 2009, Monza revenge | Gollancz Best Served Cold 2009 contents, 70 divisions minus 7 part headers is 63 |
| The Heroes Longest here at 69. | 69 chapters | Standalone 2011, three day battle | Gollancz The Heroes 2011 contents, Chapters 1 to 69 |
| Red Country Shortest here at 43. | 43 chapters | Standalone 2012, Far Country west | Gollancz Red Country 2012 contents, Chapters 1 to 43 |
About this converter
The First Law set here covers six Joe Abercrombie novels. The Blade Itself from 2006 lists 45 numbered chapters plus a Prologue. Before They Are Hanged from 2007 lists 50 chapters ending with Back to the Mud. Last Argument of Kings from 2008 lists 59 chapters ending with The Beginning. Best Served Cold from 2009 lists 63 story chapters across seven parts ending with Happy Endings. The Heroes from 2011 lists 69 chapters ending with Retired. Red Country from 2012 lists 43 chapters ending with Some Kind of Coward. Counts come from Gollancz contents cross checked with chapter guides.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try 1 The Heroes at 69 chapters against 1 Red Country at 43 chapters to see the longest versus shortest gap in this set. Try 1 Last Argument of Kings against 1 The Blade Itself to compare trilogy close against trilogy start. Click any table row to load it as Entry A with amount 1.
This table holds 6 entries for the 6 novels. That is an under 10 exception and it is noted here because the set covers only these books. Sharp Ends is stories not chapters, so it is excluded. The Age of Madness trilogy sits outside rows because this set stops at Red Country. Best Served Cold numbers 70 divisions including 7 part headers, so story chapters count as 63. Prologue and Before the Battle headers are uncounted.
FAQ
How many chapters in The Heroes?
69 chapters in Gollancz contents, ending with Retired.
Which First Law book is shortest?
Red Country at 43 chapters in this six book set.
Why is Sharp Ends excluded?
Sharp Ends holds stories not numbered chapters, so it sits out.
Why only 6 entries?
The set covers the trilogy plus three standalones. This is an under 10 exception noted in the text.
Sources
- Abercrombie, J. The Blade Itself (Gollancz 2006) contents, Chapters 1 to 45 plus Prologue
- Abercrombie, J. Before They Are Hanged (Gollancz 2007) contents, Chapters 1 to 50
- Abercrombie, J. Last Argument of Kings (Gollancz 2008) contents, Chapters 1 to 59
- Abercrombie, J. Best Served Cold (Gollancz 2009) contents, 70 divisions including 7 part headers
- Abercrombie, J. The Heroes (Gollancz 2011) contents, Chapters 1 to 69
- Abercrombie, J. Red Country (Gollancz 2012) contents, Chapters 1 to 43
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 6 entries
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