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When he was nine, he watched as his mother and brother were killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king…

It’s time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take what’s rightfully his.

Since the day he hung pinned on the thorns of a briar patch and watched Count Renar’s men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to him—and he has nothing left to lose.

But treachery awaits him in his father’s castle. Treachery and dark magic. No matter how fierce his will, can one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?


暗黑奇幻鬼才馬克．洛倫斯一鳴驚人之作
獨樹一格的瘋狂美學、流暢華美的淬鍊文筆、難得一見的殘酷史詩奇幻

奇幻瑰寶大師羅蘋‧荷布讚嘆：
「黑暗殘酷的《荊棘王子》，會讓你身陷其中、無法自拔！」

他，是荊棘王子，
在無盡的仇恨中浴血成長，在殘酷處境中掙扎求生，
為報母親、弟弟慘死的血海深仇，
他誓言掀起腥風血雨，讓全世界跟他一起陷入瘋狂。

九歲之前，我是昂奎斯王室的首要繼承人，
集萬千寵愛與尊榮於一身，
直到親眼目睹母后與皇弟慘死敵人劍下，
世界從此天翻地覆。

躲在荊棘裡逃過一劫，是我的恥辱，
卑微地被至親捨棄踐踏，是我的傷痕，
那些刺進我身體裡的刺，永遠不會讓我停止流血，
無休無止的痛楚逼著我活下去，
直到我能以牙還牙的那一天。

Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence is a research scientist working on artificial intelligence. He is a dual national with both British and American citizenship, and has held secret-level clearance with both governments.

At one point, he was qualified to say, “This isn’t rocket science—oh wait, it actually is.” Married with four children, he lives in Bristol.