King of Thorns

Name: King of Thorns
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Author: Mark Lawrence
ISBN: 9781464048289

Author: Mark Lawrence

Series: Broken Empire #2

Narrator: James Clamp

Unabridged: 13 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/07/2012

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic

Synopsis

The follow-up to Mark Lawrence's thrilling debut novel Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns continues the tale of antihero Jorg Ancrath. After wresting back control of his kingdom from those who murdered his family, Jorg sees the land erupt with hundreds of battles fought by lords and petty kings. More daunting still, he faces an enemy many times his own strength. Jorg may not be able to win this battle in a fair fight, but he wields a rage and cunning that just might even the odds.

About Mark Lawrence

Before becoming an author, Mark Lawrence was a research scientist for twenty years, working on artificial intelligence. He is a dual national, with both British and American citizenship, and has held secret-level clearance with both governments. At one point, he was qualified to say, ‘This isn’t rocket science—oh wait, it actually is.’He is the author of the Broken Empire trilogy (Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns and Emperor of Thorns), the Red Queen’s War trilogy (Prince of Fools, The Liar’s Key and The Wheel of Osheim) and the Book of the Ancestor series (Red Sister, Grey Sister and Holy Sister).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

"I read the small forgotten books. The ones found behind the rows on the shelves. In locked chests. In pieces to be assembled. They look old. Some are--a hundred years, three hundred, maybe five, but Orrin's are most ancient. Mine though, they look older, as if what is written in them takes its toll......more

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews

Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books as soon as I finish the book. It pains me to say this, but virtually nothing about this book fits with what I want out of a fantasy book I quite enjoyed the first book in this series, and while I thought there......more

Goodreads review by John

My complete review is published at Grimdark Magazine. King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence is one of the greatest masterpieces of grimdark fantasy, a towering literary achievement that takes us into the darkened mind and heart of Jorg Ancrath as he comes to terms with several of the most tragic events of......more

Goodreads review by Petrik

2.5/5 Stars A lot of reader and fans claimed King of Thorns to be the best out of the Broken Empire trilogy, it pained me to do so but I can’t agree with that notion. I’m going to inform you right from the beginning of my review, there's an innocent dog torture scene in this book and I’ll admit that p......more