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A Little Hatred

by Joe Abercrombie · The Age of Madness #1 · 480 pages · Published September 2019
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4.28 / 5 across 55K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A dark, political Adult fantasy built around industrial revolution, war, next generation. 480 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Dark. Political. Industrial.

Dark Political Industrial

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Dark Political Industrial
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Content notes

Violence Death
Industrial Revolution
War
Next Generation
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
Fantasy
Grimdark
Moods
Dark
Political
Industrial
Key Tropes
Industrial Revolution
War
Next Generation
Ending
Satisfying
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Is A Little Hatred spicy?

Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.

Do I need to read A Little Hatred in order?

A Little Hatred is book 1 in the The Age of Madness series. Start here.

Who would enjoy A Little Hatred?

Readers who love dark and political stories with industrial revolution and war. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is A Little Hatred?

A dark, political Adult fantasy built around industrial revolution, war, next generation. 480 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for A Little Hatred?

Content notes include: violence, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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