Prince of Thorns

Prince of Thorns by Lawrence, Mark. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780441020324.

A stunning fantasy debut from a major new talent! When he was nine, he watched his mother and brother killed before him. By the time he was thirteen, he was the leader of a band of bloodthirsty thugs. By fifteen, he intends to be king... Its time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on, to take whats rightfully his. Since the day he was hung on the thorns of a briar patch and forced to watch Count Renars men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to him-and he has nothing left to lose. But treachery awaits him in his fathers castle. Treachery and dark magic. No matter how fierce, can the will of one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?