I too hope Katherine isn't dead, but I have to say I really liked Miana. I started laughing and was very glad I no longer have roommates. LOVED it! Jorg revealing the gun to Egan was just 20 kinds of awesome. I especially like the different flavors of magic. The last one felt a bit heavy as well, because Jorg has been playing tricks all day, and we know from the first book that it's not like he needed a gun to play another one, I'm surprised that Egan bothered to meet with him.īut these are all pretty forgivable, and the characters, worldbuilding and story and dialogue continue to be very compelling. The same basic details with him having a hole in his memory, with the past and the present being told at the same time, the showdown with Chella, the final big fight being won by Builder technology and the 'fight' between Galen and Jorg felt a lot like the 'fight' between Egan and Jorg. The story is very similar to Prince of Thorns. The only other, minor, criticisms I had were that.

Especially as it's stated several times that Orrin was a good person with the strength and ability to achieve his goals.when, really, he wasn't.īut I guess part of the point was that Jorg as he was then would have surrendered to Orrin, because he knew he'd be a better Emperor? It was a pretty satisfying reveal, but nonetheless I feel it had less depth as Orrin and Jorg was set up earlier on and I would have found it much more satisfying to have them finish it. I just thought it'd happen in the 'present' not that it already had done so. Moreoever, especially in Katheine's later notes, I felt that Egan was going to do something. I did catch on about halfway through KoT that they weren't talking about the Prince of Arrow as anything but the Prince, they never said Orrin, or Egan. There are some things, like the fact that the Tall Castle was a parking block, that I.well I won't say I knew, but that I had a feeling about. I don't generally like the 'hey, this is our Earth' stories but this has been a pleasant difference. The other is Sim, Row and Gog, his three road-brothers he loses on the road from Renar to Morrow. Three literal (by law or blood) brothers he lost on his journey. Hopefully the last book will be the best of the lot.

It looks like the wagons are circling into two camps - those who liked Prince best, and those who like King best. I think books with a definite 'voice' have great potential for striking someone wrongly on one day and 'catching' on another. Good to hear! Actually I often get messages from people who improved their opinion about Prince on a second read. And King of Thorns? Man, I was engrossed from the first word to the last. It's funny I really didn't care that much for Prince of Thorns the first time I read it.

I can't wait for the next (last) book, although I haz a sad that it'll be the last one. I was confused at times, but I think you tied it all up very well at the end. I just finished, minutes ago.FABULOUS! Wow.

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence