Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finishing a good book is always a pleasure, but finishing a great series is bittersweet.
There is a grieving process even when you know a character is in a better place. You change as you journey with a character, you become wiser, and you let go.

Emperor of Thorns is a good, borderline great book, that finishes a series that is an achievement for fantasy. Mark Lawrence is one of the most skilled writers of fantasy today. He is a master craftsman of dark dreams in a field of stumbling journeyman.

The Emperor of Thorns begins slow, but builds inexorable momentum. The pages turn faster as Jorg hurtles toward the destiny you knew was coming since Prince of Thorns. Suspicions are confirmed and answers beg more questions. By the time you figure out who the Dead King is you know how the book is going to end...but you're wrong.

Jorg, you magnificent bastard, I am going to miss you. I am glad you're gone.

The relief of removing a thorn is so pleasurable, that it is almost worth the pain. Jorg is the prick you didn't know you were missing.

Now onto Prince of Fools!



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