Joe Abercrombie: Best Served Cold, and Lee Marvin and Machiavelli

Junot Diaz-blurbed Joe Abercrombie has a new novel out called Best Served Cold. This past week he's been guest blogging on Omnivoracious, talking about his novel and the influence of, among others, Machiavelli. It's an interesting look at cross-pollination between heroic fantasy and other genres and approaches.Lee Marvin and Seedy UnderbelliesMachiavelli and Medieval Total WarBloody History