As the two undertake a journey to undo the spell, encountering grave dangers, willing women, and an upstart prince named Jorg Ancrath along the way, Jalan gradually catches a glimmer of the truth: he and the Norseman are but pieces in a game-and the Red Queen controls the board. Jal thinks that nothing that will affect him. He's wrong.Īfter escaping a death trap set by the Silent Sister, Jal finds his fate magically intertwined with a fierce Norse warrior. 'Mark Lawrence is the best thing to happen to fantasy in recent years.'-New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Prince of fools by Lawrence, Mark, 1966- author. But war with the undead is coming, and the Red Queen has called on her family to defend the realm. Content with his role as a minor royal, Jal pretends that the hideous crone is not there. For all her reign, she has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. The Red Queen is old but the kings of the Broken Empire dread her like no other. The Red Queen’s grandson, Prince Jalan Kendeth-drinker, gambler, seducer of women-is one who can see The Silent Sister. Now, Mark Lawrence returns to the Broken Empire with the tale of a less ambitious prince. Her greatest weapon is The Silent Sister-unseen by most and unspoken of by all. He is a dual national with both British and American citizenship, and has held secret-level clearance with both.

For all her reign the Red Queen has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand. Mark Lawrence is a research scientist working on artificial intelligence. International bestselling author Mark Lawrence continues the bold new world of dark fantasy he created in the Broken Empire trilogy with the first book of the Red Queen's War.įor all her reign the Red Queen has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. International bestselling author Mark Lawrence continues the bold new world of dark fantasy he created in the Broken Empire trilogy with the first book of the Red Queen's War.

Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence