Prince of Thorns
Mark Lawrence's debut: Jorg Ancrath and his outlaw Brothers.
Prince of Thorns is the first book of The Broken Empire trilogy and the debut novel of Mark Lawrence, published by Harper Voyager on August 2, 2011.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Mark Lawrence
- Published
- August 2, 2011
- Publisher
- Harper Voyager
- Series
- The Broken Empire, book 1
- Followed by
- King of Thorns
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Background
It follows the anti-hero Jorg Ancrath, once a privileged royal child, now the Prince of Thorns at the head of a grim band of outlaws, as he returns to his father's castle to confront horrors from his childhood. The book was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy 2011 and for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award in 2012, was shortlisted for the Prix Imaginales in 2013, and was one of Barnes and Noble's best fantasy releases of 2011. An unabridged audiobook was released in June 2012, narrated by James Clamp in the US and Joe Jameson in the UK.
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