The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I've walked from pawn to player and I'll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood... The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince ...
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The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I've walked from pawn to player and I'll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood... The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game and vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, and discover how to break them. A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg's gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king. Faced by an enemy many times his strength Jorg knows that he cannot win a fair fight. But playing fair was never part of Jorg's game plan.
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Ok, ok, I kinda dogged on Prince of Thorns, but this one redeemed the series for me by adding quite a bit more nuance. Very slow in the beginning with what felt like some pretty indulgent prose and jerky writing that had me losing interest. However, with this installment, Jorg gets MUCH needed character development, as do quite a few of his companions. We actually get a tad more matured of an anti-hero character that isn't just a petulant, edgy 14-year-old and I have really started to like him, and the Brothers are given quite a bit more personality. The post-apocalyptic medieval world that was touched upon in the first novel is very widely expanded upon here, with some world-building that had me fascinated. The plot points feel much more reasonable and more thought out in this installment as well. While it's still a bit of a problem, there isn't nearly as much of a feeling of "Jorg always wins because, well, he just does, even when it's cheap or makes no sense." as you had in Prince of Thorns. Overall, a fantastic action-y journey and I'd say a strong 3.5 or decent 4/5 at best. I am very glad I continued the series.
