Mark Lawrence was born in Champagne-Urbanan, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. He went back to the US after taking a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College to work on a variety of research projects including the 'Star Wars' missile defence programme. Returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He says he never had any ambition to be a writer so was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a ground-breaking work of fantasy, and both Emperor of Thorns and The Liar's Key have won the Gemmell Legend award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.
Praise for Mark Lawrence ‘An excellent writer’
George R.R. Martin, #1 SUNDAY and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author
of GAME OF THRONES ‘Dark and relentless…A two in the morning page
turner. Jaw-dropping’
Robin Hobb, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ASSASSIN’S
APPRENTICE ‘Excellent – on par with George R.R. Martin’
Conn Iggulden, author of GENGHIS ‘Mark Lawrence gets better with
every book. It has a drive to it, a pulse, a gearshift that kicks
higher and higher.’
Fantasy Book Review ‘This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by
thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful worldbuilding…readers
will be desperate for more.’
Publishers Weekly ‘Lawrence works with many threads here, but none
feels misused or insufficiently explored. Rather, the author
unspools them masterfully, leaving behind a tightly woven tapestry
that readers will ache to see finished even if they can predict one
or two of the tale’s myriad twists and turns. Gripping, earnest,
and impeccably plotted.’
Kirkus
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