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| Original Title: | Prince of Thorns |
| ISBN: | 0007423292 (ISBN13: 9780007423293) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Broken Empire #1 |
| Characters: | Jorg Ancrath |
| Literary Awards: | Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee (2013), David Gemmell Morningstar Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Newcomer (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2011) |
Mark Lawrence
Hardcover | Pages: 373 pages Rating: 3.86 | 87159 Users | 6295 Reviews
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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.
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| Title | : | Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire #1) |
| Author | : | Mark Lawrence |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 373 pages |
| Published | : | August 2nd 2011 by Voyager (first published 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Dark Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.86 From 87159 Users | 6295 ReviewsArticle About Books Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire #1)
Nope.I hated the main character from the start. He is a 14 year old boy leading a gang of ex-convicts. He is the anti-hero, with the book opening detailing his rape of farmer's daughters, and frequent visualizations of just about every person he meets dying to his blade in their chest or cutting off their head. Yeah we get it. You have to be cruel and disgusting to be the leader and you are the young boy that is so "bad" he frightens ghosts.... Riiight.At some point I just stopped caring. AtThis is a very stabby book of darkness. So obviously I got along with it JUST FINE. It's about 14yo Jorg who is (A) a bookworm, (B) a psychopath, and (C) a terrifyingly stabby kid with the emotional empathy of a plastic plate and who genuinely likes to kill things and is on a mission of revenge. So yes, please, and thankyou, I LIKED THIS BOOK.(I mean, who even let me loose to read books about villains??? You know they're my weakness omg.So DEFINITELY be aware that you're reading a book about a
I kept seeing good things and/or controversy about Prince of Thorns everywhere I looked, and everyone loves controversy. I decided to take the arc along with me to Worldcon in Reno, with the intention or reading it by the pool (I am still not comfortable taking an expensive eReader poolside).Boy, am I glad I did.Prince of Thorns had me by the balls in the first chapter. I found myself stealing time to read just a page here and a page there, and whenever a rare block of time opened, I
I can't get behind a book that has the main character raping girls in the first few pages.No thanks, I am good.I have read a lot of books with rape in them, but I have to say they were mostly with a female protagonist. One of my favorite fantasy series, The Deed of Paksenarrion, Pak's lets herself be tortured for five days and nights, and rape isnt the only thing that she has to suffer. I understood why the character did this, I also understood why the author wrote the story the way she did. I
I had to grit my teeth several times to get through this, and more than once I wondered, "Why was this recommended to me?" Then the pieces began to fall into place. Not a tale for the faint of heart, but well worth it to prevail. Trust me.
(04/09) What can I say that I haven't already written ? ✔ Warnings and other insights : Rereading Prince of Thorns after completing the series, I realize now how many details hint what will happen in Jorg's future, and this is brilliant. Indeed it gives the plot so much more depth! ✔ Jorg is still my favorite anti-hero of all times : I could say so many things about him without never shedding light on his personality. He is evil.He is an asshole.He is complex. He has layers. He is a PSYCHOPATH.
Prince Jorg ran away from his castle with a band of highway robbers. This merry company kills, rapes, burns, and does all kinds of related activities with full Jorg's participation. Did I mention sometimes the merry band is afraid of Jorg? Did I mention Jorg is only fourteen? Anyway, the guy decides it is time to return home. This is where the real fun begins. The shocking part of the book - atrocities committed by 14-year-old - did not work for me. There are several reasons. I suspect I became
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