The Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence (Paperback)

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*Please note: The first image serves as a representation, while the second to tenth images show the physical books.

The Broken Empire Trilogy is a dark and gripping fantasy series that explores the depths of human ambition, the consequences of violence, and the quest for redemption. Mark Lawrence crafts a brutally vivid world filled with complex characters and morally ambiguous choices, challenging readers to ponder the fine line between heroism and villainy.

Book 1 “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 powerful 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.”

Book 2 “The boy who would be king has gained the throne…. At age nine, prince honorous Jorg Ancrath vowed to avenge his slaughtered mother and brother-and to punish his father for not doing so. At fifteen, he began to fulfill that vow. Now, at eighteen, he must fight for what he has taken by torture and treachery. Haunted by the pain of his past and plagued by nightmares of the atrocities he has committed, King Jorg is filled with rage. And even as his need for revenge continues to consume him, an overwhelming enemy force marches on his castle. Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But he has found a long-hidden cache of ancient artifacts. Some might call them magic. Jorg is not certain all he knows is that their secrets can be put to terrible use in the coming battle….”

Book 3 “The boy who would rule all may have Finally met his match…. King Jorg Ancrath is twenty now-and king of seven nations. His goal-revenge against his father-has not yet been realized, and the demons that haunt him have only grown stronger. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his upward climb. Jorg would be emperor. It is a position not to be gained by the sword but rather by vote. And never in living memory has anyone secured a majority of the vote, leaving the broken empire long without a leader. Jorg plans to change that. He’s uncovered the lost technology of the land, and he won’t hesitate to use it. But he soon finds an adversary standing in his way, a nec- romancer unlike any he has ever faced-a figure hated and feared even more than himself: the dead king.”