King of Thorns
- 496
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“King of Thorns” is a bloody, cleverly built sequel that asks readers to hold several timelines at once. The defence of Jorg’s castle is cut through with long flashbacks and changes of narrator; some find this disorienting or simply too much, while others report that the picture clears as the book goes on. Jorg is still an arrogant, violent narrator, though some sense him a shade less harsh than before.
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About the book
In book two of the Broken Empire trilogy, the boy who would be king has gained the throne—but the crown is a heavy weight to bear... 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...
Reading order · The Broken Empire Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Prince of ThornsStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - King of ThornsThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Emperor of Thorns
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 412 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.9 | 19 | 5% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 13 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 380 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is King of Thorns?
It has 496 pages — shorter than 59% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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