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Author | Mark Lawrence |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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Fantasy Adventure |
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Published | August 2011 – August 2013 |
Media type | Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
The Broken Empire Trilogy is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American-British author Mark Lawrence. The first volume, Prince of Thorns, was published on August 2, 2011. The second, King of Thorns, was published on August 7, 2012. The third and final volume, Emperor of Thorns, was published on August 6, 2013.
Set in post-apocalyptic Europe, the trilogy follows the life of Jorg Ancrath as he goes from scorned prince to Emperor; using whatever means necessary.
# | Title | Pages | Chapters | Audio | Publication date |
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1 | Prince of Thorns | 336 | 49 | 9h 19m | August 2, 2011 |
2 | King of Thorns | 597 | 49 | 13h 30m | August 7, 2012 |
3 | Emperor of Thorns | 574 | 54 | 13h 47m | August 6, 2013 |
There are three books in the trilogy, each one a direct sequel to the ones before it. All three books have chapters in present time and flashbacks from four to five years previous. [1]
Prince of Thorns, was a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy 2011", a David Gemmell Morningstar Award Finalist in 2012 and short listed for the Prix Imaginales (Roman étranger) in 2013. Prince of Thorns was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of 2011". [2]
King of Thorns was again a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy 2012." [3] King of Thorns was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of 2012", [4] and a David Gemmell Legend Award Finalist in 2013.
Emperor of Thorns was published in August 2013 and was on The Sunday Times Bestseller list. It also made the final of the Goodreads Choice Award (2013) and won the David Gemmell Legend Award (2014).[ citation needed]
An unabridged audiobook version of Prince of Thorns and King of Thorns was released in 2012 by Recorded Books and narrated by James Clamp. [7] [8]
In 2013, an unabridged audiobook version of Emperor of Thorns was released by Recorded Books and is also narrated by James Clamp. [9]
The UK audiobooks for the trilogy are narrated by Joe Jameson. [10]
In 2017 Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights to the trilogy. Filming is yet to be scheduled.
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Author | Mark Lawrence |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre |
Fantasy Adventure |
Publisher |
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Published | August 2011 – August 2013 |
Media type | Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
The Broken Empire Trilogy is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American-British author Mark Lawrence. The first volume, Prince of Thorns, was published on August 2, 2011. The second, King of Thorns, was published on August 7, 2012. The third and final volume, Emperor of Thorns, was published on August 6, 2013.
Set in post-apocalyptic Europe, the trilogy follows the life of Jorg Ancrath as he goes from scorned prince to Emperor; using whatever means necessary.
# | Title | Pages | Chapters | Audio | Publication date |
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1 | Prince of Thorns | 336 | 49 | 9h 19m | August 2, 2011 |
2 | King of Thorns | 597 | 49 | 13h 30m | August 7, 2012 |
3 | Emperor of Thorns | 574 | 54 | 13h 47m | August 6, 2013 |
There are three books in the trilogy, each one a direct sequel to the ones before it. All three books have chapters in present time and flashbacks from four to five years previous. [1]
Prince of Thorns, was a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy 2011", a David Gemmell Morningstar Award Finalist in 2012 and short listed for the Prix Imaginales (Roman étranger) in 2013. Prince of Thorns was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of 2011". [2]
King of Thorns was again a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy 2012." [3] King of Thorns was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of 2012", [4] and a David Gemmell Legend Award Finalist in 2013.
Emperor of Thorns was published in August 2013 and was on The Sunday Times Bestseller list. It also made the final of the Goodreads Choice Award (2013) and won the David Gemmell Legend Award (2014).[ citation needed]
An unabridged audiobook version of Prince of Thorns and King of Thorns was released in 2012 by Recorded Books and narrated by James Clamp. [7] [8]
In 2013, an unabridged audiobook version of Emperor of Thorns was released by Recorded Books and is also narrated by James Clamp. [9]
The UK audiobooks for the trilogy are narrated by Joe Jameson. [10]
In 2017 Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights to the trilogy. Filming is yet to be scheduled.