King of Thorns, by Mark Lawrence (softback, english edition)

🇬🇧 This book is in English

"To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake."

KING OF THORNS

The Broken Empire: Book 2 by Mark Lawrence

The Unforgettable Epic Fantasy Continuing One of Fiction's Most Compelling Anti-Heroes

He walked from pawn to player. Now he must become something far more dangerous.
A king who refuses to lose — no matter the cost.

THE STORY THAT WILL CONSUME YOU

The land burns. A hundred battles rage across the Broken Empire as lords and petty kings tear each other apart. And Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath has seen the hidden hands behind it all.

He saw the game. He vowed to sweep the board.

But first he must gather his pieces, learn the rules — and discover exactly how to break them.

A 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.

Every decent man prays for this hero's victory.

Every good king knows to bend the knee when the odds are overwhelming.

But King Jorg is not a good king.

He 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.

He will not kneel.
He will not yield.
He will win — or he will burn everything trying.

WHY READERS CAN'T PUT THIS DOWN

• One of fantasy's greatest anti-heroes — Jorg Ancrath is ruthless, brilliant, and utterly impossible to look away from
• Morally complex storytelling — Lawrence never flinches, and neither does Jorg
• Dual timeline narrative — Past and present collide in ways that constantly reframe everything you thought you knew
• Political intrigue & brutal warfare — A broken empire, a hundred factions, and one man who refuses to play by the rules
• Dark, literary prose — Sharp, intelligent, and unlike anything else in epic fantasy
• 608 pages of relentless momentum — The second book surpasses the first in scope and devastation
• Series continues — Book Two of three in The Broken Empire trilogy

PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:

Dark epic fantasy • Morally grey anti-heroes • Political intrigue • Brutal warfare • Literary prose • Fans of Joe Abercrombie, Robin Hobb & George R.R. Martin

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

"Jorg Ancrath is one of the most compelling characters I have ever read. Utterly unforgettable."

"Mark Lawrence writes darkness like poetry. King of Thorns is even better than Prince of Thorns."

"The dual timeline broke my brain in the best possible way. I could not put it down."

🖤 King of Thorns is Book Two in The Broken Empire trilogy.
Begin with Prince of Thorns — conclude with Emperor of Thorns.

A dark, brilliant epic fantasy of ambition, vengeance, and a king who will rewrite the rules of war — because losing was never an option.

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