Prince of Fools is the first book of Mark Lawrence’s new
series, The Red Queen’s War, which
is a spinoff of The Broken Empire
series. I really enjoyed the Broken Empire series, and was glad to be back in the same world,
but with new characters. Do not fret
Jorgan is back, but readers will be surprised by the timing of the Red Queen’s War series in comparison to
the last series’ ending. Prince
of Fools introduces Prince Jalan, who encompasses the characteristics
of a spoiled prince. He gambles, he
womanizes, he drinks, and his hijinks are spoken about throughout the
land. Soon Jalan’s lap of luxury life
will burn up in smoke, due to the impending undead army that marches through
the lands. After the Silent Sister, a witch who services
the Queen and only Jalan and a few others can see, sets a spell on Jalan that
ties him to a Norse warrior, Snorri, they both begin a journey to the
North. This journey is not just about
separating the two but about finding the undead army. With battles, women, and endless taunts this
is a journey of pure high fantasy, and comedy.
4 out of 5 stars. Thank You Edelweiss.
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