#20 in Fantasy
The Wisdom of Crowds
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list
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Our view
“The Wisdom of Crowds” ends the Age of Madness trilogy in revolution, and Abercrombie is pitiless toward everyone caught in the new order. After a strong opening the book spends some chapters resettling its cast under the changed regime, which some readers feel as a lull; then reversals and large battles come in quick succession. Bleak, violent and assured, it presumes the two earlier volumes.
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About the book
Concluding the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE WISDOM OF CROWDS brings the series which is revolutionising fantasy to its stunning conclusion. . . Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us . . . Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies . . . while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance. The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver's ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together . . .
Reading order · The Age of Madness
Full order & progress →- A Little HatredStart here
8.68.6 / 10 - The Trouble with Peace
8.98.9 / 10 - The Wisdom of CrowdsThis book
8.88.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 9.2 across 402 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.8 | 8 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 9.1 | 394 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Wisdom of Crowds?
It has 528 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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