I can't believe there isn't more buzz about this book. I could not put it down and I am truly choosy about fantasy, mostly because we have been spoiled in the last few years with books from the likes of Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, Brent Weeks and Pat Rothfuss. Prince of Thorns read like a combination of Weeks and Abercrombie with a dash of GRRM thrown in - this is noir fantasy at its best. A dark, flawed hero, a mission of mad revenge, a mix of crude and cultured - this book has it all. The humor is grim and bloody and there are no light themes, so tread carefully if you like your stories cheerful. It is very well written indeed, and I find that it's always trickier in first person, plus… Read more
My hat off to Mr. Weeks. He has done it again. I did not think he could top the Night Angel trilogy, but he masterfully weaves his magic again in a universe unlike anything we have seen before - and we do get to see a lot of tired plots and cliches in the fantasy genre. His characters are always spectacularly drawn - vivid, flawed, human and always deserving our empathy. The book kept surprising me - no one is quite what you expect them to be and there are hidden depths slowly being revealed as the book progresses. Fantastic pace, dry wit, political subtleties... the works. If there was ever one thing to reproach this book (I am trying to be picky here) the descriptions are somewhat… Read more
it is so often that you start a fantasy book by a new author only to be disappointed - either the story, the writing or the characters are not fully developed. Not in this case - the entire trilogy is amazing. I rate it on par with "The Lies of Locke Lamora" and "In the Name of the Wind" which were incredible debuts. The characters are credible, fully fleshed and - miracle - they are dynamic and mature with the story. The plot is very well thought out and keeps you on edge until the end and beyond. I look forward to whatever new book Brent Weeks is writing - I finished each book of the trilogy the night I started it.
