Prince of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence

Book Overview

BOOK ONE IN THE BROKEN EMPIRE TRILOGY "Prince of Thorns deserves attention as the work of an iconoclast who seems determined to turn that familiar thing, Medievalesque Fantasy Trilogy, entirely on its head."-- Locus When he was nine, he watched as his mother and brother were killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king... It's time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937007685
• ISBN13: 9781937007683
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Dark, Gritty, Delightful

This is a grimdark fantasy that makes no apologies for the anti-hero at its center. I is a very violent and dark story, so don't start it thinking there will be any warm and fuzzies by the end.