{"product_id":"king-of-thorns-by-mark-lawrence","title":"King of Thorns, by Mark Lawrence (softback, english edition)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Baskerville Old Face, serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.3em; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e🇬🇧 This book is in English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.3em; font-style: italic; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 25px; color: #8b0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eKING OF THORNS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Broken Empire: Book 2 by Mark Lawrence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 25px; font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Unforgettable Epic Fantasy Continuing One of Fiction's Most Compelling Anti-Heroes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 25px; text-align: center;\"\u003eHe walked from pawn to player. Now he must become something far more dangerous.\u003cbr\u003eA king who refuses to lose — no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eTHE STORY THAT WILL CONSUME YOU\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThe land burns. A hundred battles rage across the Broken Empire as lords and petty kings tear each other apart. And \u003cstrong\u003ePrince Honorous Jorg Ancrath\u003c\/strong\u003e has seen the hidden hands behind it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe saw the game. He vowed to sweep the board.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eBut first he must gather his pieces, learn the rules — and discover exactly how to break them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eA six-nation army. Twenty thousand strong. Marching toward Jorg's gates, led by a champion beloved of the people — a shining hero every omen says will unite the empire and heal its wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eEvery decent man prays for this hero's victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eEvery good king knows to bend the knee when the odds are overwhelming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 1.1em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut King Jorg is not a good king.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eHe cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg's game plan. And the cost of his ambition may yet drown the world in blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-style: italic; margin: 25px 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe will not kneel.\u003cbr\u003eHe will not yield.\u003cbr\u003eHe will win — or he will burn everything trying.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWHY READERS CAN'T PUT THIS DOWN\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 25px; line-height: 1.8;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne of fantasy's greatest anti-heroes\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jorg Ancrath is ruthless, brilliant, and utterly impossible to look away from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMorally complex storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lawrence never flinches, and neither does Jorg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual timeline narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e — Past and present collide in ways that constantly reframe everything you thought you knew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical intrigue \u0026amp; brutal warfare\u003c\/strong\u003e — A broken empire, a hundred factions, and one man who refuses to play by the rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDark, literary prose\u003c\/strong\u003e — Sharp, intelligent, and unlike anything else in epic fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e608 pages of relentless momentum\u003c\/strong\u003e — The second book surpasses the first in scope and devastation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries continues\u003c\/strong\u003e — Book Two of three in The Broken Empire trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003ePERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eDark epic fantasy • Morally grey anti-heroes • Political intrigue • Brutal warfare • Literary prose • Fans of Joe Abercrombie, Robin Hobb \u0026amp; George R.R. Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; margin: 25px 0; border-left: 4px solid #8B0000;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📖 Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📏 Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194 x 130 x 39 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📄 Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✍️ Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Lawrence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📚 Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Broken Empire, Book 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🏢 Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e HarperVoyager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🗓️ Published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 April 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔥 Tropes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anti-hero, dark epic fantasy, political intrigue, dual timeline, morally grey, brutal warfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #8b0000; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\"Jorg Ancrath is one of the most compelling characters I have ever read. 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