Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. After earning a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London, he went back to the US to work on a variety of research projects, including the "Star Wars" missile-defense program. Since returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He never had any ambition to be a writer, so he was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an...See more
Mark Lawrence was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. After earning a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London, he went back to the US to work on a variety of research projects, including the "Star Wars" missile-defense program. Since returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He never had any ambition to be a writer, so he was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a groundbreaking work of fantasy, and both Emperor of Thorns and The Liar's Key have won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol. See less
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Mark Lawrence book reviews
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Prince of Fools
A decent 3.5 but I like the characters in this one FAR more than those of Prince of Thorns. They are much more fleshed out, with a well-done comical tone to the whole book with Jal's cowardice and ... Read More
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King of Thorns
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 ... Read More
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Prince of Thorns
pure unadulterated edge
2.5, but I'll round up for style. So edgy yet unremarkable. Like... ridiculously edgy. Like I won't have to shave for a couple months with the razor sharp edges flying out of this book. The author ... Read More
