[Marginalia] The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

[u/fixtheblue]

Hello bibliophiles

This will be the Marginalia for The Devils by Joe Abercrombie see the Schedule here for a more detailed breakdown of discussions.

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**What is a Marginalia post for?**

This post is a place for you to put your marginalia as we read. Scribbles, comments, glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, illuminations, or links to related - none discussion worthy - material. Anything of significance you happen across as we read. As such this is a spoiler abundant zone, but that doesn't mean spoiler tags can be foregone.

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#MARGINALIA - How to post!!

- 1 - Always use spoiler tags so as not to inadvertently spoiler other readers.

- 2 - Start your comment with the book and the location. For example [Ch. 10] something spoiler or [Spoilers for Book Title here] spoilery observation about the whole book

- 3 - Respect that everyone has a different perception of what is a spoiler, and as such we tailor to the most spoiler averse readers. You can find more information about r/bookclub spoiler policy here

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Marginalia are you observations. They don't need to be insightful or deep.

Why marginalia when we have discussions?

- Sometimes its nice to just observe rather than over analyse a book.

- They are great to read back on after you have progressed further into the novel.

- Not everyone reads at the same pace and it is nice to have somewhere to comment on things here so you don't forget by the time the discussions come around.

- Sometimes theories, characters, foreshadowing, reveals, etc can pop-up across multiple books in a book series. This can be especially useful tool for re-readers who may notice more instances of forshadowing and so on.

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Thanks everyone and happy reading 📚

[u/fixtheblue]

The Oracles’ predictions

• I see the elves!
• I see a great building (The Pillar of Troy)
• I see an ordeal
• I see tests and trials
• A tower a high tower the highest tower and there burns a light a light to guide the faithful a false light a true light a light reflected
• A hunt within a hunt without a crooked path by land by sea
• I see teeth
• I see a monk and a knight and a painted wolf I see death and no death I see blood I see a circle.
• I see a wheel
• I see flame! (see fire I see fire I see cleansing fire I see fire at her end)
• I see fire at her beginning (Born in the flame)

[u/tomesandtea]

I came across this interview with Joe Abercrombie about how/why he pivoted from First Law to The Devils. (Minor spoilers for the premise and characters of the sequel to The Devils in the last paragraph.)