From the publisher that brought you Game of Thrones Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a powerful new epic fantasy trilogy original absorbing & challenging Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons & bled weakness from me I had but one brother & I loved him well But those days are gone & what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb Now I have many brothers quick with knife & sword & as evil as you please We ride this broken empire & loot its corpse They say these are violent times the end of days when the dead roam & monsters haunt the night All that's true enough but there's something worse out there in the dark Much worse From being a privileged royal child raised by a loving mother Jorg Ancrath has become the Prince of Thorns a charming immoral boy leading a grim band of outlaws in a series of raids & atrocities The world is in chaos violence is rife nightmares everywhere Jorg has the ability to master the living & the dead but there is still one thing that puts a chill in him Returning to his father's castle Jorg must confront horrors from his childhood & carve himself a future with all hands turned against him Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood & treachery magic & brotherhood & paints a compelling & brutal & sometimes beautiful picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood & the throne