From New York Times bestselling author, Joe Abercrombie, comes a collection of award-winning short fiction set in the world of the First Law. The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta. Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is. Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp. And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There's only one obstacle left - his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine ... Sharp Ends combines previously published, award-winning tales with exclusive new short stories. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law. For more from Joe Abercrombie, check out: The First Law Trilogy The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings Novels in the First Law World Best Served Cold The Heroes Red Country.;Intro; Title Page; Welcome; Dedication; Map; A Beautiful Bastard [Kadir, Spring 566]; Small Kindnesses [Westport, Autumn 573]; The Fool Jobs [East of the Crinna, Autumn 574]; Skipping Town [The Near Country, Summer 575]; Hell [Dagoska, Spring 576]; Two's Company [Somewhere in the North, Summer 576]; Wrong Place, Wrong Time [Styria, 580]; Some Desperado [The Near Country, Summer 584]; Yesterday, Near a Village Called Barden ... [Near Barden, Autumn 584]; Three's A Crowd [Talins, Autumn 587]; Freedom! [Averstock, Summer 590]; Tough Times All Over [Sipani, Spring 592]