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Prince of Fools
A Fantasy Novel by Mark Lawrence
Book 1 of the The Red Queen's War Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Dark Fantasy,
- Reluctant Hero,
- Quest
This book is for you if you're into...
- Cowardly royals forced into wild quests with unlikely allies
- Dark fantasy with secret wars and unseen puppetmasters
- Reluctant heroes who'd rather gamble than save kingdoms
From Little Stack
Prince Jalan Kendath is no one’s idea of a hero. Ninth in line to the Red Queen’s throne, he’s content to spend his days gambling, drinking, and womanizing. His life philosophy is simple: Don’t get killed, don’t get married, don’t get noticed. But when a magical curse binds him to mighty Norse warrior Snorri ver Snagason, he’s forced to overcome his cowardice and self-serving nature to travel well out of his comfort zone to save his kingdom—or at least try and not get killed while Snorri does the saving. He’s one of the most entertaining of the reluctant heroes I’ve read in any fantasy book.
International bestselling author Mark Lawrence continues the bold new world of dark fantasy he created in the Broken Empire trilogy with the first book of the Red Queen's War.
For all her reign the Red Queen has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. Her greatest weapon is The Silent Sister—unseen by most and unspoken of by all.
The Red Queen’s grandson, Prince Jalan Kendeth—drinker, gambler, seducer of women—is one who can see The Silent Sister. Content with his role as a minor royal, Jal pretends that the hideous crone is not there. But war with the undead is coming, and the Red Queen has called on her family to defend the realm. Jal thinks that nothing that will affect him. He's wrong.
After escaping a death trap set by the Silent Sister, Jal finds his fate magically intertwined with a fierce Norse warrior. As the two undertake a journey to undo the spell, encountering grave dangers, willing women, and an upstart prince named Jorg Ancrath along the way, Jalan gradually catches a glimmer of the truth: he and the Norseman are but pieces in a game—and the Red Queen controls the board.
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