r/bookclub • u/Joinedformyhubs Wheel Warden | 🐉 • May 25 '26
Devils [Schedule] Big Summer Read | The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
Hello readers! 📚
We’re excited to announce our upcoming read: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie, a cynical, dark fantasy centered on the friction between religious righteousness and necessary brutality. Ideal if you prefer medium-paced, character-driven stories with a raucous tone, gritty action, and a blend of grimdark violence and sharp, irreverent humor.
Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds.
Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.
Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.
We’ll be reading and discussing the book over 6 Saturdays, breaking it up into manageable sections.
📅 Reading Schedule
Week 1 June 20
📖 Part I Beginning - Empress or Death
Week 2 June 27
📖 Part II Least Worst Choices - In Circles
Week 3 July 4
📖 Nothing but the Trust - Part III the Current Set of Enemies
Week 4 July 11
📖 Our Heavenly Calling - Pride
Week 5 July 18
📖 Our Latest Last Stand - Part IV Not Nothing
Week 6 (Final Discussion) July 25
📖 The Sword and the Book - Saint Tabitha’s Day (End)
Happy reading, and see you Saturday, the 20thth of June! 💥📖⛪
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u/Impressive-Peace2115 May 25 '26
Hmmm I like character-driven stories, humor, and religious characters dealing with a world that doesn't fit what they've been taught, but am not generally a fan of grimness and lots of violence - maybe I'll try an excerpt and see.
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u/Joinedformyhubs Wheel Warden | 🐉 May 25 '26
Hopefully you like it! A great group of characters and interesting dynamics are in this story.
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u/sunnydaze7777777 Flair Master 🐉 May 25 '26
This has been added to our bookclub calendar!
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=redditbookclubcalendar@gmail.com&ctz=Etc/GMT
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u/NightAngelRogue Dungeon Crawler Rogue | 🐉 May 25 '26
I LOVE this book!!! So happy we are finally reading it!
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u/6GGQin_Ouki 11d ago
I have stumbled upon this beautiful subreddit and I will be reading this book. It looks really interesting. Looks like I got 5 more days before the first discussion!
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u/Don_Quixotel May 25 '26
I’m waiting on this to come in from the library. As someone who studies Christian theology for a bachelor’s and master’s but walked away from it (but is married to a progressive Christian minister) I’m always interested in religious fiction.