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Mark Lawrence
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Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #1)
— published 2011 — 41 editions |
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King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
— published 2012 — 28 editions |
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Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #3)
— published 2013 — 25 editions |
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Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
— published 2014 — 27 editions |
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The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)
— published 2015 — 14 editions |
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The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)
— published 2016 — 12 editions |
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Sleeping Beauty (The Broken Empire, #2.5)
— published 2013 — 5 editions |
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Select Mode (The Broken Empire, #1.5)
— published 2014 — 2 editions |
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The Complete Broken Empire Trilogy: Prince of Thorns / King of Thorns / Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #1-3)
— published 2013 — 6 editions |
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Road Brothers (The Broken Empire, #3.5)
— published 2015 — 3 editions |
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Fanny waited a whole book for Dick and I'm happy to report he turns up in book 2. Or Franny and Rick as the characters have been renamed. [Rant] Now my MAJOR COMPLAINT! **stamps foot!** Cousin Rick comes to stay: "He is going to stay quite a long time be ...more |
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""Prince of Fools" is PHENOMENAL. So, if you're into fantasy, go to your local bookstore, grab a copy, and FUCKING READ IT! NOW!
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“Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you'll find an edge to cut you.”
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns
― Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns
“We die a little every day and by degrees we’re reborn into different men, older men in the same clothes, with the same scars.”
― Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns
― Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns
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“Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.”
― Iris Murdoch, Existentialists and Mystics Writings on Philosophy and Literature
― Iris Murdoch, Existentialists and Mystics Writings on Philosophy and Literature
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
― Frank Herbert, Dune
“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
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I am so excited, I finally got to buy Prince of Thorns. It's been on my list for a while. I look forward to reading it.
Just started reading Prince of Thorns. Masterful!
hi Mark, I keep finding your reviews on the same books that catch my attention either I read or in my TBR pile, so I was wondering if you going to read the rest of the Gentleman bastard by Scott Lynch anytime soon, would like to see your reviews on it, it is getting better and more complicated btw, i am nearly half way through the 3rd one.
Thanks for accepting my friend request. Love your work.I hope to see a Croatian edition of the Broken Empire and Prince of Fools soon, for those unfortunate souls that don't read english. Looking forward to The Liar's Key.
Hey Mark thanks for accepting the friend request looking forward to discussing some great sff.
Thank you so much for adding me! Your work is amazing!
I finally read Prince of Thorns - great opening to a series!
Just started Prince of fools.Once again you have hooked me with the opening line.
Hello there! I am shamelessly posting my Facebook share here, I would be very grateful if you could follow the link to Mark Lawrence's Facebook page and like my doctored image for the Prince of Foolscompetition! Thanks in advance and don't forget to check out the other images that have been entered!https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
Mark wrote: "Marc wrote: "As much as I hate myself for pestering for spoilers but.....Will we ever learn the final fate of Chella.....her chapters surprised me as being one of the best parts of Emperor of Thor..."
Thanks for the response Mark
The Chella Povs were one of the strongest parts of the book for me, you took a character who was pretty much alien and in possession of no redeeming quality's and turned it around....she was but no means like-able but she at-least appeared human and worthy of some empathy on my part.
If she managed to someone survive her last appearance shes gonna be a pretty broken woman in the new world Jorg wrought.
Marc wrote: "As much as I hate myself for pestering for spoilers but.....Will we ever learn the final fate of Chella.....her chapters surprised me as being one of the best parts of Emperor of Thorns."
I don't know. All I can say is that I don't know what happened/happens to any of the characters after I stop writing. Whether I'll ever write more about any of them ... who knows? Not me!
Glad you liked the Chella, chapters.
As much as I hate myself for pestering for spoilers but.....Will we ever learn the final fate of Chella.....her chapters surprised me as being one of the best parts of Emperor of Thorns.
Hey, thanks very much for the add! I'm a huge fan (although you effectively crushed my heart at the end of Emperor of Thorns) but hey, you did warn us in the blurb. I wonder if that quote "..but do not follow me. Follow me, and I will break your heart" has a sneaky double meaning?
Nevey Berry wrote: "Thanks for befriending me.I love your book cover."
Hopefully by now you've loved what's underneath too :)
Hudson wrote: "Hello Mark and thank you. I have just come back to fantasy after a very long absence and I am glad to be back. So far I have blazed through Martin, Sullivan and Hobb, Prince of Thorns is one of the..."Welcome back! I took 10 years off myself - George Martin's books dragged me back & Robin Hobb kept me in after that.
Hello Mark and thank you. I have just come back to fantasy after a very long absence and I am glad to be back. So far I have blazed through Martin, Sullivan and Hobb, Prince of Thorns is one of the next on my list, can't wait!Thanks also for your participation in the various groups and forums on Goodreads, as a fan I will tell you I really appreciate it!
I have to admit that if I had not have read your synopsis of prince of thorns I would not have guessed that the broken empire series was based in our own world in a different time period. I mean I was a bit weirded out over the way that 'spirit in the wall' was talking. But I still didn't realise. The fact actually makes me more excited to finally finish king of thorns and then start my copy of emperor.I mean the philosopher references did make me suspicious but i thought you were just trying to provoke a sense of deja vu.
Thank you for accepting my friend request, Mark. :)
I entered a contest last Christmas for a Bad "Elf on the shelf" picture. I was winning until all of a sudden these 4 other contestants jumped up 100's of voted in the last hours. I researched it and found out about proxy servers. Saw Elf
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Mark. It is hard to win online voting contest. People cheat and use proxy servers to give themselves more votes. So you did not loose last time. "The Game is Rigged Man" Bodie -The Wire
You can actually hire companies from Asian countries to boost your online votes. Not to say you would ever do something like that. I just wanted to let you know what you are up against.
Just received Prince of Thorns in the mail! I'm looking forward to reading it.
Thanks for the accept!!I m so happy!!Your book is gonna be published in Greece soon!!!
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Just pre-ordered Empire of Thorns! Now I feel like I should have a sticker, or stamp or something showing it off... like they give us at the voting booth on election day.
Nick wrote: "Mark, thanks for adding me. Huge fan of your writing. Do you have plans to write any other novels within the Broken Empire Universe (after Emperor)?
Nick"
Yup - Just written one. Out 2014 if all goes to plan! Not a 'Jorg' book though.
Mark, thanks for adding me. Huge fan of your writing. Do you have plans to write any other novels within the Broken Empire Universe (after Emperor)?
Nick
Tim wrote: "Sorry Celyn didn't make it into the finals."robbed! I demand a recount!
Todd wrote: "Hey Mark, I'm a teacher always trying to hunt down good books. Do you have any children books that you'd consider must reads?"Sorry I missed this - I guess it all depends on the age. Many classics I loved seem too slow for modern kids (Stig of the Dump, Weirdstone of Brisengamen), Dahl still seems to work (Fantastic Mr Fox etc). My daughter _loves_ Lauren Child, especially the Claric Bean books. But there's no beating Wheel-Mouse vs All The Crazy Robots!
Hey Mark, I'm a teacher always trying to hunt down good books. Do you have any children books that you'd consider must reads?
Nevey Berry wrote: "Hello Mark,I wonder if you have a Twitter I would love to add you over there :) .
Nevey."
Sorry - missed this one! It's @mark__lawrence (2 underscores)
Dear Mark,It is an honor and real privalidge to connect with you here on GoodReads. The Broken Empire trilogy is quite remarkable and just wonderful, and as a fan of the fantasy genre as well i would like to thank you for being my friend.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x
Hello Mark,I wonder if you have a Twitter I would love to add you over there :) .
Nevey.
Thanks for the add! I'm from India and am a big fan of your work. The best moment for me in the book was the door with the artificial intelligence. I simply loved the whole concept. I can't wait for the second book! Kudos to you again, cheers!
See, now i have 3 more friends! What can a girl ask for more?,-P
thanks for the add, your book is brilliant, and although u shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but this one is one hell of art,and PERFECT for the novel, it kept calling me since i saw it in the goodreads voting list,and so i answered it , read it WOW ,cant wait for the next one ,thank you :)p.s if they asked me to hang a book cover poster in my room i will choose the " prince of thorns"
thanks for the add! really want to read your book ;)
Rachel wrote: "Thanks for the request acceptance! =-D"you liked my short story, how could I say no? :)
Thanks for befriending me.I love your book cover.
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