Emperor of thorns

434 pages

English language

Published Nov. 12, 2013

ISBN:
978-0-425-25685-5
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OCLC Number:
809611494

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4 stars (1 review)

Desiring to be emperor of the Broken Empire, young King Jorg Ancrath of the seven nations must face an adversary standing in his way, a necromancer unlike any he has ever challenged -- a figure hated and feared even more than himself: the Dead King.

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reviewed Emperor of thorns by Mark Lawrence (Broken empire -- bk. 3)

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4 stars

Jorg of Ancrath is now king of seven nations and plans to become an emperor, although he only holds 7 of the 51 votes he needs to be elected. This last book alternates between the "now Jorg" on his way to Vyenne trying to outrun the Dead King, and the "15-year old Jorg" discovering the world and forging alliances to help him get elected 5 years from then.

This trilogy took me a long time to finish and I had to force myself to continue reading. The story is compelling and Jorg's plans to meet certain ends are superb, but the writing can also be tiring. There are many passages that I am not sure I read every paragraph, let alone every word. And for some reason, the small plot twists between the past and future were brilliant, but the end just felt clumsy. It is like it was meant …

Subjects

  • Kings and rulers
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  • Fiction