Before the reader is a book by Joe Abercrombie, winner and finalist of many awards, including the "Fantasy Stabby Awards", Locus, the British Fantasy Award, etc. Here the reader will not find a single plot, this is a collection of short stories that tells about already known heroes. But first it is better to get acquainted with these heroes, otherwise they can plunge into shock. The adventures of Javra and Shev, the story about Logen Devyatipalov and Bethod, Sand dan Glokt and others-all these stories further reveal the already known universe of the Earth Circle.