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Prince of Thorns
A Fantasy Novel by Mark Lawrence
Book 1 of the The Broken Empire Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Grimdark,
- Revenge Quest,
- Antihero Protagonist
This book is for you if you're into...
- Ruthless antiheroes who burn everything for revenge
- Grimdark fantasy with brutal violence and moral ambiguity
- Young protagonists leading bands of outlaws into chaos
From Little Stack
Mark Lawrence (who gave us that lovely definition of grimdark above) introduced us to his flavor of gritty and grim with Jorg, a seriously twisted young prince who is fighting to reclaim his kingdom from the people who stole it from him and killed his family (very horribly and messily).
Jorg is as far from a hero as it gets. He’ll murder anyone who gets in his way—or even looks at him funny—and though he’s young, he’s relentless in his pursuit of vengeance. Heed my warning: this series is not for the faint of heart, but there’s nothing else quite like it!
BOOK ONE IN THE BROKEN EMPIRE TRILOGY.
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 to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what’s rightfully his.
Since the day he hung pinned on the thorns of a briar patch and watched Count Renar’s men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage.
Life and death are no more than a game to him—and he has nothing left to lose.
But treachery awaits him in his father’s castle.
Treachery and dark magic.
No matter how fierce his will, can one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?
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