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Prince of Thorns

Mark Lawrence (2011)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages384 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceMurderDeath of ParentDeath of ChildViolenceBloodGoreTortureSexual AssaultOrganized Crime

Positive tags

Dark FantasyAntiheroesMorally Complex CharactersComing of AgeRevenge Arc

Hero archetypes

AntiheroMorally Gray HeroLost Heir / Hidden Royalty

Protagonist archetypes

AntiheroVengeance-DrivenTortured Protagonist

Tropes

AntiheroGrimdarkReluctant HeroHidden HeirVengeance-DrivenDark LordMorally Gray ProtagonistComing of AgeCourt IntrigueDark Magic

Themes

RevengePower and CorruptionComing of AgeMoral AmbiguityViolence and BrutalityLoss and TraumaSurvival

Synopsis

After witnessing the murder of his mother and brother and leading a band of bloodthirsty thugs, Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath returns to his father's castle and his birthright, but faces treachery and dark magic once he arrives.

Tags

Grimdark FantasyDark FantasyAnti-Hero Fiction