The Broken Empire Trilogy Explained

The Broken Empire Trilogy
Books:
  • Prince of Thorns (2011)
  • King of Thorns (2012)
  • Emperor of Thorns (2013)
Author:Mark Lawrence
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Fantasy
Adventure
Publisher:
Pub Date: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.

Books in the series

Title Pages Chapters Audio Publication date
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

In the trilogy, each different book 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]

Reception

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).

Characters

Adaptations

Audiobooks

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]

Film

In 2017 Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights to the trilogy. Filming is yet to be scheduled.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Broken Empire Trilogy Review. Josh Mannix. 12 June 2015 .
  2. Web site: The Best Fantasy Releases of 2011. Barnes & Nobles. 15 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120215094119/http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Explorations-The-BN-SciFi-and/The-Best-Fantasy-Releases-of-2011/ba-p/1242340. 15 February 2012. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Best Fantasy 2012 – Goodreads Choice Awards. Goodreads. 8 December 2012.
  4. Web site: The Best Fantasy Releases of 2012 – Barnes & Noble Book Clubs . https://archive.today/20130407181339/http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Explorations-The-BN-SciFi-and/The-Best-Fantasy-Releases-of-2012/ba-p/1427085 . 7 April 2013 . dead.
  5. Web site: Lawrence. Mark. Review of Prince of thorns. A Discussion Prince of Thorns. HarperVoyager. 2014-01-24.
  6. Web site: Lawrence. Mark. Quotes from the book. Prince of Thorns. HarperVoyager. 2014-01-24.
  7. Web site: Prince of Thorns [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]]. Amazon .
  8. Web site: King of Thorns [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]]. Amazon .
  9. Web site: Emperor of Thorns [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]]. Amazon .
  10. Web site: Broken Empire Series Audiobooks. Audible.co.uk.