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

🇬🇧 This book is in English

"There's something worse out there, in the dark. Much worse."

PRINCE OF THORNS

The Broken Empire: Book 1 by Mark Lawrence

From the Publisher That Brought You Game of Thrones — Original, Absorbing & Unflinching

He was a privileged royal child, raised by a loving mother.
That boy is gone. What remains is something far more dangerous.

THE STORY THAT WILL CONSUME YOU

"Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days are gone and what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb."

Jorg Ancrath was once a privileged royal child. Now he is the Prince of Thorns — charming, immoral, and utterly without mercy — leading a grim band of outlaws across a broken empire, looting its corpse.

The world is in chaos. Violence is rife. The dead roam and monsters haunt the night. And there is something worse out there, in the dark.

Jorg has the ability to master the living and the dead. But returning to his father's castle means confronting horrors from his childhood — and carving himself a future with all hands turned against him.

Blood and treachery. Magic and brotherhood.
A boy on his journey toward manhood — and the throne.

WHY READERS CAN'T PUT THIS DOWN

• One of fantasy's most original anti-heroes — Jorg is charming, brutal, and impossible to look away from
• Dark, literary debut — Mark Lawrence's first novel announced a major new voice in epic fantasy
• Post-apocalyptic medieval world — A broken empire where the dead walk and something worse lurks in the shadows
• Blood, magic & brotherhood — A band of outlaws, a shattered family, and a throne worth killing for
• Unflinching storytelling — Brutal, sometimes beautiful, always compelling
• Series starter — Book One of three in The Broken Empire trilogy

PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:

Dark epic fantasy • Morally grey anti-heroes • Post-apocalyptic worlds • Magic & the undead • Brutal coming-of-age • Fans of Joe Abercrombie, George R.R. Martin & Robin Hobb

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

"Jorg is one of the most original characters in modern fantasy. I was hooked from the first page."

"Dark, brutal, and utterly brilliant. Mark Lawrence arrived fully formed with this debut."

"I didn't think I could root for someone like Jorg. I was wrong. Completely wrong."

🖤 Prince of Thorns is Book One in The Broken Empire trilogy.
The story continues in King of Thorns and concludes in Emperor of Thorns.

A dark, compelling debut of blood, magic, and a boy who became something monstrous — and utterly unforgettable.

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