The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (First Law #1)

Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught up in one feud too many he's about to become a dead barbarian, leaving nothing behind but bad songs and dead friends. 

Jezal dan Luthar, paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than winning glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight altogether bloodier rules. 

Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like little more than seeing Jezal come home in a box. But then he hates everyone. Cutting treason out of the heart of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendships - and his latest trail of corpses could lead straight to the rotten heart of the government...if he can just stay alive long enough to follow it...

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