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King of Thorns

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In book two of the Broken Empire trilogy, the boy who would be king has gained the throne—but the crown is a heavy weight to bear...

At age nine, Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath vowed to avenge his slaughtered mother and brother—and to punish his father for not doing so. At fifteen, he began to fulfill that vow. Now, at eighteen, he must fight for what he has taken by torture and treachery.

Haunted by the pain of his past, and plagued by nightmares of the atrocities he has committed, King Jorg is filled with rage. And even as his need for revenge continues to consume him, an overwhelming enemy force marches on his castle.

Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But he has found a long-hidden cache of ancient artifacts. Some might call them magic. Jorg is not certain—all he knows is that their secrets can be put to terrible use in the coming battle...

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ISBN9780425256237
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
Publication Date07/30/13
Pages432

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  • williambarton
    williambarton

    16 Followers

    3.0

    Mann habe ihh lange gebraucht um in dieses Buch rein zu kommen. Nicht weil das Buch schlecht ist oder die Story langweilig ist sondern weil der schreibstyle so anspruchsvoll ist. Davon abgesehen ist das Buch aber sehr gut und gerade die Welt, die wir in dem zweiten Teil nochmal deutlich näher kennen gelernt haben, hochinteressant.

    Mar 30, 2024

  • laurasophie.dse
    laurasophie.dse

    27 Followers

    4.5

    Pandora's Box gets opened, again

    If the first book was a crazy back and forth, then this was even crazier - fr every four chapters the story switched between present and past (wich was very cool tho) The End was very unexpected, like, bro just pulled out a gun, basically said "fuck you" and shot Egon. Sageous behaved like a bastard as usual (and died for that hehe). And btw, post apocalyptic europe is now "magical" because the builders fucked up reality, yeah.

    Feb 18, 2026

  • 4.0

    A rough ride, but worth it. I must admit I struggled with the structure of this one. Firstly, like the first it is written in first person, which is always a struggle for me. Secondly, the narrative of this book was split into numerous sections, time, places and narrators (though Jorg was the narrator for the majority) so I sometimes found myself lost as to my placement within said narrative. However, like a five tapestry, as we progressed, the picture became clearer. I believe my perseverance through my confusion actually made the accomplishment of finishing this book all the greater, and I'm excited to see where Jorg will take us next!

    Mar 31, 2023

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