Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Prince of Thorns

The Broken Empire #1

Mark Lawrence

319 pages • first pub 2011 (view editions)

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Prince of Thorns is ideal for readers who relish morally gray protagonists, relentless violence, and a grim atmosphere that questions whether redemption is possible amid unrelenting darkness.

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BOOK ONE IN THE BROKEN EMPIRE TRILOGY "Prince of Thorns deserves attention as the work of an iconoclast who seems determined to turn that familiar thing, Medievalesque Fantasy Trilogy, entirely on its head."--Locus When he was nine, he watched as...

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Community Reviews

3.55
based on 10,909 reviews

Moods

dark: 97%

adventurous: 73%

tense: 42%

mysterious: 23%

challenging: 16%

sad: 10%

funny: 9%

emotional: 8%

reflective: 4%

Pace

49% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
42% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

26% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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