The Blade Itself

This article is about the crime thriller by Marcus Sakey. For the fantasy novel of the same title by Joe Abercrombie, see The First Law.

The Blade Itself
AuthorMarcus Sakey
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
2007
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)

The Blade Itself is a 2007 crime thriller novel by Marcus Sakey.

Plot summary

The novel, set in Chicago, is the story of two childhood friends and young criminals, Danny Carter and Evan McGann. Years after their criminal partnership dissolved, like Carter has reformed himself and started a respectable new life, his former partner soon returns from prison to threaten Carter's peaceful new existence with demands of re-teaming.

Reception

The Blade Itself was selected as a New York Times Editor's Pick and named one of Esquire Magazine's 5 Best Reads of 2007.[1]

Potential film adaptation

In 2008, director and actor Ben Affleck bought the film rights to the novel for his production company.[2][3] On November 3, 2009, Chris Pine was expected to star, Affleck would produce and write a draft of the script, and Steven Zaillian and Sam Raimi were in negotiations to direct.[4] In October 2014, Raimi was set to produce the film adaptation without Affleck, with Aaron Stockard writing the script, and Tobey Maguire starring and producing the film.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Sakey, author of THE BLADE ITSELF, a crime thriller from St. Martin's Minotaur". www.marcussakey.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008.
  2. ^ Hilton, Beth (March 11, 2008). "Affleck brings 'Blade Itself' to big screen". Digital Spy. Hearst UK Entertainment Network. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "THE READERS' WRITERS: Interview with Marcus Sakey - Freeport, IL - the Journal-Standard". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  4. ^ Anderton, Ethan (November 3, 2009). "Chris Pine Still Attached to Ben Affleck Scripted The Blade Itself". FirstShowing. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Whitehead, Donna (October 23, 2014). "{TB EXCLUSIVE} Tobey Maguire to Produce and Star in Sam Raimi's "The Blade Itself"". The Tracking Board. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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