Prince of Fools

About Prince of Fools

For readers who love grimdark fantasy but want a narrator with wit as sharp as his cowardice — a refreshing contrast to the genre's typically grim protagonists. Prince Jalan Kendeth, tenth in line to the throne, wants nothing more than wine, women, and to avoid anything dangerous. Instead he is magically bound to the quiet Viking warrior Snorri and dragged north into the very chaos he has spent his life avoiding. Mark Lawrence's dark world gets an unexpectedly funny tour guide in a perfect entry point to the Broken Empire's companion series.

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