Book description
From the publisher that brought you Game of Thrones… Prince of Thorns
is the first volume in a powerful epic fantasy trilogy, original,
absorbing and challenging.
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. Now I have many
brothers, quick with knife and sword, and as evil as you please. We ride
this broken empire and loot its corpse. They say these are violent
times, the end of days when the dead roam and monsters haunt the night.
All that's true enough, but there's something worse out there, in the
dark. Much worse.
From being a privileged royal child, raised by a loving mother, Jorg
Ancrath has become the Prince of Thorns, a charming, immoral boy leading
a grim band of outlaws in a series of raids and atrocities. The world is
in chaos: violence is rife, nightmares everywhere. Jorg has the ability
to master the living and the dead, but there is still one thing that
puts a chill in him. Returning to his father's castle Jorg must confront
horrors from his childhood and carve himself a future with all hands
turned against him.
Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood and treachery, magic
and brotherhood and paints a compelling and brutal, and sometimes
beautiful, picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood
and the throne. 'Dark and relentless, Prince of Thorns will pull you
under and drown you in story. A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping'
Robin Hobb
'This is a lean, cold knife-thrust of a novel, a revenge fantasy
anchored on the compelling voice and savage purpose of its titular
Prince. There is never a safe moment in Lawrence's debut'
Robert Redick, author of The Red-Wolf Conspiracy
'Prince of Thorns got hold of me from page one and didn't let go until
I finished it on my second reading session on the second day. There's
humour here, gut-wrenching realism, high adventure, something that might
be magic in the story, and certainly is in the telling of it. It was
almost as if the shade of David Gemmell had returned, somewhat nastier
for the experience. Thoroughly recommended. Thanks Mr Lawrence'
Neal Asher
'Prince of Thorns is one of this year's most anticipated fantasy
debuts; and now I know why! It's incredible'
civilian-reader. blogspot. 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.
