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The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence5/7/2023 ![]() It’s a true tribute to Lawrence’s writing skill that this unlikely pairing makes believable companions. Snorri, a Northman, is a man’s man of deep honour and unrivalled fighting skills, a man of single-minded determination who wants to open death’s door and bring back his dead family. Snorri ver Snagason is the straight foil to Jalan and his conniving ways, forming a very unlikely pairing. And as much as I grew to hate Jalan sometimes for his lazy, cowardly ways, I also began to admire his cleverness and ingenuity. Jalan surprised me in Prince of Fools, so much that I eagerly anticipated the release of The Liar’s Key, the second book in the Red Queen’s War, in a way I hadn’t looked forward to a book in a long, long time. Mark Lawrence went from showcasing Prince Jorg, the ruthless rogue, to featuring Prince Jalan, the fop of the Red March? What on earth was he thinking? ![]() Lawrence has a way of creating likeable bad guys as heroes that I find extremely appealing.Īfter reading the description to The Red Queen’s War series, I confess to being disappointed. The good guy wins but dies the movie ends unresolved in some way. ![]() ![]() I especially liked the villains or antiheroes who seemed pretty decent but made some bad decisions. As a kid I always rooted for the bad guys. It was after reading this trilogy that I discovered and began to define for myself what grimdark is. Reading The Broken Empire trilogy really changed the way I view fantasy. ![]()
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