Fantasy Horror 2011

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Published in Spanish as Príncipe del mal

When he was nine, he watched his mother and brother killed before him.

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What it is

A narrator who doesn't tell you the truth · you can't put it down

What happens in it

Unreliable narrator

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How it's told

Structure
Two timelines
Who tells it
First person
Its world
An invented world

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you enjoy not trusting who's telling it
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you want a book that doesn't look away

Maybe not if…

  • you like to keep your feet on the ground
  • you're after something comforting

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