Best read slowly to savour the poignant vehemence of each
sentence.
The Hundred converge for Congression, an event that will
unite or further imbalance the broken empire. With whispers of the Dead King
making his presence known, the quest to rule above all is blood laden and not
without sacrifice. For King Jorg Ancrath blood and sacrifice is at his very
core. Relishing in violence and resonating in the nightmares of men, his
actions are marred with the stain of the unholy – none more evident than in
this latest book, the conclusion to the Broken Empire trilogy, EMPEROR OF THORNS
by Mark Lawrence.
As with the previous instalment, KING OF THORNS, author Mark
Lawrence splits the narrative between present day and a block of time prior (in
this case 5yrs). The earlier sequences do more than provide background to Jorgs
plight but also give rationale and justification for the events that take place
in the present, notably the Congression.
There are loads of great ideas in the Broken Empire trilogy
but for me, the highlight of the three books has got to be the end to EMPEROR
OF THORNS. I won’t spoil it despite wanting to write at great length as to how
impressive it was.
Fantasy readers, even the most casual thereof will find
something to enjoy, be it Jorgs violent and bloody path to becoming Emperor,
the notion of ghostly echoes of civilisations past, trolls, dead things walking
or the nod towards medieval times.
THE EMPEROR OF THORNS is a stunningly good conclusion to the
trilogy and provides a glimpse at The Red Queen of which the next fantasy
series involves – The Red Queens War.
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