Prince of Thorns
Broken Empire, Book 1
by Mark Lawrence
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appears in Grimdark Fantasy and Dark Fantasy.
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 ...
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appears in Grimdark Fantasy and Dark Fantasy.
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