Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a powerful new epic fantasy trilogy original absorbing and challenging.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.The fiction genre of Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence is a testament to its top-tier storytelling. The best of its kind it weaves a tale that is both brutal and beautiful.For fans of Brandon Sanderson (The Well of Ascension) John Gwynne (The Hunger of the Gods) James Islington (The Will of the Many) Rj Barker (Gods of the Wyrdwood) and Scott Lynch (The Republic of Thieves).

Part of the The Broken Empire series.