Prince of Thorns: Broken Empire 1
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Narrated by:
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Joe Jameson
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By:
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Mark Lawrence
About this listen
Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a powerful new epic fantasy trilogy, original, absorbing and challenging.
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 times, the end of days when the dead roam and 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 and atrocities. The world is in chaos: violence is rife, nightmares everywhere. Jorg has the ability to master the living and 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 and carve himself a future with all hands turned against him.
Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood and treachery, magic and brotherhood and paints a compelling and brutal, and sometimes beautiful, picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood and the throne.
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Critic reviews
‘Dark and relentless, Prince of Thorns will pull you under and drown you in story. A two in the morning page turner. Jaw-dropping’
Robin Hobb
‘This is a lean, cold knife-thrust of a novel, a revenge fantasy anchored on the compelling voice and savage purpose of its titular Prince. There is never a safe moment in Lawrence’s debut’
Robert Redick, author of The Red-Wolf Conspiracy
'Prince of Thorns got hold of me from page one and didn’t let go until I finished it on my second reading session on the second day. There’s humour here, gut-wrenching realism, high adventure, something that might be magic in the story, and certainly is in the telling of it. It was almost as if the shade of David Gemmell had returned, somewhat nastier for the experience. Thoroughly recommended. Thanks Mr Lawrence'
Neal Asher
'Prince of Thorns is one of this year’s most anticipated fantasy debuts; and now I know why! It's incredible'
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- Darren
- 14-08-14
A Royal delight
Where does Prince of Thorns: Broken Empire 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
If you liked Game Of Thrones you'll have no problem getting to grips with this, it's right up there with the likes of GOT, and anything by Joe Aberchrombie and Conn Iggulden
What was one of the most memorable moments of Prince of Thorns: Broken Empire 1?
The opening sequence is spell binding
Have you listened to any of Joe Jameson’s other performances? How does this one compare?
FIrst listen to Joe Jameson, but already downloaded the next in the series
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The Story moves along at a fair pace, with plenty of twists and unexpected moments to keep you interested along the way. The versatile narration lends to the overall experience and you may find yourself loosing time or making excuses to just listen for a while longer.
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- Alber1ch
- 19-09-18
Brought it alive
I had already read the book, though several years ago and knew it was well worth going back to. However, I was really impressed by the narrator and how well he matched he voice I had heard in my head.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-04-17
Amazing world building
highly reccomend this book. jorg is such a unique likeable b*stard. very well read too, joe jameson is very versatile.
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- Richard McFerran
- 28-09-19
Fantastic!!
I read the summary and listened to the sample and decided to give it a go.
I was sceptical about the narration as Joe Jameson is relatively young and I thought I would most likely struggle to finish the first chapter and return the book.
How my opinion has changed, Joe Jameson's narration was sublime. His range of voices and engaging style had me enthralled throughout this book. To think that he is likely to develop and improve his style over the next decade, I really think that this is a narrator to watch.
Oh, and the author, he's done a sterling job!!
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- Kevin
- 28-07-22
Fantastic
The Prince of Thorns is a non stop blood filled journey full of great characters, dark thoughts and magic. The story is wonderfully paced with the constant intrigue to hear more and more.
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- Keshnee
- 14-04-13
How cool is the narrators accent? Loved it!
Twisted and gruesome, but extremely entertaining. It's great to find a book that expands the boundaries of what is acceptable... I find that I want Jorg to win, even with his twisted and warped sense of morality. Actually in his world - where everything is just a game - he somehow seems the right saviour for it all!
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- spencear
- 24-02-20
An anti-hero is born
Joe Jameson gives life to the characters who populate the Empire, living and dead. The writing is expressive. full, and tight. Prince Jorg is an anti-hero I can get behind, although not wish to meet. The books are set in a once upon a future, where the vestiges of a civilization long lost and forgotten are found throughout the world, which I found gave the fantasy setting an added dimension. I had listened to Road Brothers by Mark Lawrence, a sort of taster set of short stories set in this world with a lot of these characters. And am eager to return to the other books in this series.
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- Sam B.
- 15-10-15
Well written, Well Narrated; worth a read / listen
Great anti-hero fantasy book. Loved the northern English accent of the Narrator. Read it when it came out a few years ago and lived listening to it now.
Well written and satisfying.
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- Grey702
- 05-08-15
Good listen
Great book second one has me gripped even more looking forward to the third.
Love that the main character is so dark but also so likeable
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- Bobby Bawbaggins
- 09-03-17
Entertaining
Prince of Thorns is an entertaining and enjoyable audio book, well narrated by Joe Jameson. Many of the various accents or voices he uses are slightly stereotypical or over the top now and again, but they fit the story very well. Enjoyed it a lot
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