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Release Date: 1 Aug 2013 | Series: The Broken Empire (Book 3)

Lawrence brings his highly acclaimed epic fantasy series – The Broken Empire – to its devastating conclusion.

The path to the throne is broken – only the broken can walk it

The world is cracked and time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne no matter who stands against me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending.

This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me.

Follow me, and I will break your heart.

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Lawrence brings his highly acclaimed epic fantasy series – The Broken Empire – to its devastating conclusion.

The path to the throne is broken – only the broken can walk it

Follow me, and I will break your heart.

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Hardcover: 592 pages
Publisher: Harper Voyager (1 Aug 2013)
ISBN-10: 0007439067
ISBN-13: 978-0007439065
Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14.4 x 5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Dark and relentless, Prince of Thorns will pull you under and drown you in story. A two-in-the-morning page turner. Absolutely stunning… jaw-dropping’
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‘Excellent – on a par with George R.R. Martin’
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‘[A] morbidly gripping, gritty fantasy tale.’
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‘Lawrence’s poetic prose is amazing, far and away the best of the modern fantasy authors’
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About the Author

Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments. At one point he was qualified to say 'this isn't rocket science … oh wait, it actually is'.
Between work and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time writing, playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! 21 Aug 2013

By Mark Brewell

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Great ending to an amazing series. Had very high hopes for this book after the first two being so good and it did not disappoint.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong end to masterful trilogy 3 Aug 2013

By Russell

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Fantastic ending to the trilogy. Despite its length it felt a little rushed, and the focus on Jorg left the other characters a little less developed than the other two books. Overall it is skillfully told, and Jorg remains one of the more complex, fascinating and shocking characters in the genre.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Broken Empire Trilogy #3: Emperor of Thorns 3 Aug 2013

By A. Milton

Format:Kindle Edition

(This review was originally submitted on The Founding Fields under the username "Bane of Kings". I am posting it under a relative's account as I lack my own personal one).

"A stunning conclusion to the Broken Empire Trilogy. Easily one of the best books of 2013 - and a book that's well worth the wait." ~Bane of Kings, The Founding Fields

If I had to make a most anticipated list of Novels coming out this year, Emperor of Thorns would be in the Top 5, there's no question about it. Mark Lawrence really impressed me with the first two books in the trilogy, both of which I own in hardback - so that I knew that Emperor of Thorns was always going to be a release day-buy for me. This will explain why I was so happy when I was able to get an Advanced Review Copy, so I'd like to start this review with a massive thank you to the kind folks over at Harper Voyager, and the author himself, so we could work something out. And does the book live up to my expectations? Oh, hell yes. It's easily one of the best novels of the year, and with a year of some excellent books and we're just over halfway through, that's certainly saying something.

[Blurb was originally posted here on the review on the Website]

This is it, then. The last adventures of Jorg. Whilst I'm somewhat sad that there won't be any more Broken Empire novels, as noted by the author himself, prequels or otherwise, it's probably best that it ends at Book 3 rather than becoming an over-bloated series that readers quickly start to lose interest in the longer it goes. However, there is also the danger of a fantasy trilogy ending `too soon' if you get what I mean. Read more ›

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence 2 Aug 2013

By lyynnsbooks

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Mark Lawrence is the author who brought to us Prince and then King of Thorns. Both excellent reads. The first book a quite unique experience for me in fantasy and the second which I felt actually surpassed it! (No small achievement) So I confess I went into Emperor with a certain amount of trepidation about whether or not the author could pull the rabbit out of the hat yet again. Personally I think he managed to pull not only a rabbit out of the hat but a long line of knotted hankies and a bunch of other random magical props! I loved it and in fact would go so far as to say it is the perfect way to conclude the series.

How to begin. If you're reading this review you've probably already read the first two books and so the violence and bloodshed that make up a part of Jorg's life are more than likely known to you. If you haven't - get out of here right now and go and read these in sequence. Believe me when I say you can't join this story half way along in some half ditched attempt to find out what's going on. Get thee to the beginning! Also, this review will be written as though you have read the first two books and have a certain level of knowledge.

Okay, I always try to write a review that doesn't contain spoilers and this review will be no different. Obviously with the proviso that a review of a third book is actually already 'spoilery' before you even put pen to paper! The very fact that there are sequels clearly means that the lead character has survived thus far after all.

So, again, with Emperor we have a dual time line taking place. Jorg has grown a little older but we still flit to his earlier self. He's just as ambitious as he ever was and still equally afraid of the memories he carries around with him (quite literally). His father remains the only person who can instill fear in him - something that never happens to Jorg at any other point or with any other foe no matter how terrible. Looking at the current time line, Jorg's wife is pregnant. He still thinks occasionally of Catherine but he's now set his sights on attending the meeting of the 100 and becoming Emperor. He's going to this meeting of his peers and he's determined that nothing will stand in his way (and knowing Jorg you kind of think he'll make it happen). In Jorg's younger timeline he's travelling the world in search of knowledge and also support. Led on by the ghost of one of the builders from the past he goes from pillar to post - almost without knowing it being led by the nose - and yet even under those circumstances never failing to cause surprises and manipulate even the most dire circumstances to his advantage along the way.

As with the last book you need to think of the bigger picture. It may feel at points as though you're simply reading a little anecdote from here or there. A faint reminisence of something from Jorg's past. But this isn't the case. The stories are, of course, all entertaining by themselves but this isn't the overall intention. Lawrence is the master of looking at the whole and nothing contained within these pages is unnecessary. Every word plays a part. Lawrence wrote a masterful story and then deconstructed it in such a way to make it both incredibly compelling and much more difficult to second guess than if it was told in a linear fashion. This may seem like a fairly simple plot device, or even like a lack of straightforwardness but for me it made all three books riveting. That's not to say that I didn't sometimes feel like growling when I was dragged away from the current story, just as it reached a critical scene, to be taken either backwards or forwards to another part of Jorg's timeline. And yet, no matter how begrudgingly I might tear myself away before I knew it I was completely immersed in the new story which then seemed to gain equally compelling status. To be honest Jorg's stories are gripping and in this final instalment we get to see so much more of his inner emotions. The more human side of him if you will. I'm not trying to say he's become a bit of a simpering faint heart but he has developed. He longs for certain friendships, he doesn't really love his wife but he cares for her in his own way, he's scared to be a father. On the flip side of course, and just in case you're getting all worried round about now, he's still a raging psychopath who stabs and beheads people first and asks questions later. I'm not saying it's big or clever but the way in which this is done never really gives you much sympathy for the victims because they're frankly usually pretty horrendous and the sort who you can't help thinking he's doing his world a favour in getting rid of. Okay, there are a few victims who you have a degree of sympathy for, who are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time but I think Lawrence has a reason for all this. Put simply I love what Lawrence has done with all of these individual threads. Basically I think that in writing a character such as Jorg there are very few limits. He will do and say virtually anything and as a reader you're never quite sure what to expect. You still hang on in there each time a new situation arises and foolishly expect Jorg to act in a typical fashion and of course he never does and this is his surprise.

The other thing that I loved in this last instalment is the resolution and the coming together of the story in a way that leaves you no internal niggles. The answers to all the 'whys' and 'wherefores'. Okay, I'm not talking about a straightforward show and tell here. But, as far as I'm concerned every piece slotted into place for the grand finale. This all comes together like a symphony. Taken individually and the pieces might be pleasing to listen to, interesting or amusing even but put them all together, the full orchestra and now you're listening to something amazing that will for a moment make you sit perfectly still and listen, take you some place else.

So, as a fairly brief synopsis, we have a convergence of worlds here. As in previous worlds the veil between things living and dead has grown thin. The Dark King and his necromancers, also not content with their lot in life and equally as ambitious as Jorg, are crossing that veil. The other rulers are also all trying their hand for the ultimate prize. Jorg, blood thirsty and afraid of nothing is marching forward with his retinue and another faction, not previously acknowledged as a threat, now enter the fray - the ghosts of builders past. They're all going to come together for an explosive ending. It's a brave ending and I think it's perfectly fitting not to mention has a couple of twists that I didn't see until they were upon me. It's obvious that the author had an amazing time writing this character and threw convention to the wind and it makes it a great reading experience. As a result Jorg is unlike any character I've ever read before. He's terrible but in such a way that I still want to like him!

Be in no doubt though - there is violence here not to mention other scenes such as torture that some people may find uncomfortable to read. You've been warned.

End result. A great trilogy. Dark fantasy at it's grimmest and an absolute must read. Read more ›

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done 3 Aug 2013

By Toby M. Holmes

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Its about time that someone slew the dragon of overextended sequels. An excellent conclusion and i will buy Mark's future books

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 4 Aug 2013

By Alber1ch

Format:Hardcover

Three books devoured in three weekends, albeit each a year apart. This was the best of the three and revealed depths of the world which had only been hinted at in the earlier books. A fitting conclusion to a truly epic tale. The best fiction I can recall reading.

Whilst I read for the story, I couldn't help wondering at the language in my rush past. "Tents are boasters, telling exaggerated tales of the weather they save you from". I need to read all three again to properly appreciate the gems like that which are scattered throughout.

Buy all three and read them. Or don't, but its definitely your loss if you don't.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant 18 Aug 2013

By jennifer

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absolutely great, by this book i could really feel an understanding of jorg, also realising that this post apocalypse,is a good twist

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark & heartbreaking 18 Aug 2013

By P. Hughes

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This is more a review of the 3 books rather than just the last installment.

I've read them all ... Martin, Hobb, Erikson, Sanderson, Brett et al and this is right up there. The prose is some of the best I've read in any book;

Excerpt .. "I'll tell you now. That silence almost beat me. It's the silence that scares me. It's the blank page on which I can write my own fears. The spirits of the dead have nothing on it. The dead one tried to show me hell, but it was a pale imitation of the horror I can paint on the darkness in a quiet moment."

This series follows the journey of Jorg from age 10 through to 20 or thereabouts. You'll not find a darker character in all your reading and it will take you to the end of the third installment to fully understand the whole picture.

Brilliantly written, utterly compelling and dark, dark dark. Read it and it will break your heart.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic conclusion to a fantastic trilogy

Having started the first book Prince of Thorns simply because I got it free with a pre-order from Waterstones I was expecting just another swords and sorcery quest - not a bad... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning conclusion

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent trilogy

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Not much to say apart from these books are truly epic . Purely griping story.. only shame is that it's over . Will be Hard to find a decent book like it.

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Very happy I took Amazon's recommendation many moons ago and downloaded book 1 of the series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book, not the best ending

This whole trilogy has had me enthralled, each book gets you more and more into the habit of looking Jorg, whose a nasty piece of work. But just bring to go on a journey with. Read more

Published 3 days ago by Marsh

5.0 out of 5 stars Wasp Factory to Empire

A brilliant conclusion to a great series.

Jorg continues to grow develop and win his way.

Thank you Mark Lawrence

Published 4 days ago by Mr. Ronald J. Duncan

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing

I really looked forward to this book, but I just could not keep up with all the jump backs in time. In the end I just read the parts which were now so to speak.

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