King of Thorns

#2 Broken Empire

Mark Lawrence

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Voyager
23 May 2013

Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; Dark Fantasy / Grimdark; Heroic

Series: The Broken Empire

The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game and vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, and discover how to break them. A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg's gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king. Faced by an enemy many times his strength Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg's game plan.

By: Mark Lawrence
Imprint: Voyager
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780007439027
ISBN 10: 0007439024
Series: The Broken Empire
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 23 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.princeofthorns.com

Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments. At one point he was qualified to say 'this isn't rocket science ... oh wait, it actually is'. Between work and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time writing, playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.

Reviews for King of Thorns (#2 Broken Empire)

‘An excellent writer.’ George R.R. Martin ‘Dark and relentless, Prince of Thorns will pull you under and drown you in story. A two-in-the-morning page turner. Absolutely stunning… jaw-dropping’ ROBIN HOBB ‘Excellent – on a par with George R.R. Martin’ CONN IGGULDEN ‘[A] morbidly gripping, gritty fantasy tale.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Lawrence’s poetic prose is amazing, far and away the best of the modern fantasy authors’ PETER V. BRETT