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Biographical Note:
Mark Lawrence was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. After earning a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London, he went back to the US to work on a variety of research projects, including the "Star Wars" missile-defense program. Since returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He never had any ambition to be a writer, so he was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, The Broken Empire, has been universally acclaimed as a groundbreaking work of fantasy, and both
Emperor of Thorns and
The Liar's Key have won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best fantasy novel. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.
Review Quotes:
"An elegant, consuming epic."--
Entertainment Weekly
"Told in multiple viewpoints and flashback chapters, this story is one of reclamation and survival, family and friendships, and the power of memory retained and lost."--
Library Journal (starred review)
"This is just one of those books you wish you could enjoy again for the first time. From page one the action kicks off and ratchets up with every chapter...
Daughter of Crows is already a contender for best read of 2026."--
SFF Insiders
"Glimmering grimdark fantasy...Lawrence draws from several different mythological pantheons to build this surprising new world and keeps readers guessing how the dangers detailed in the flashbacks will play out, sparing none of his characters from gruesome fates, deserved or not...Lawrence's fans will be eager for more."--
Game Vortex Praise for Mark Lawrence and the Library series
"The most tightly plotted novel I've ever had the pleasure of reading.... It's truly magnificent."--
Book Riot
"This tale of knowledge and its cost flies by, thanks to the gripping mystery and beautiful world-building. . . . Readers will be desperate for more."--
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Gripping, earnest, and impeccably plotted."--
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"An excellent writer."--#1
New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin
"Mark Lawrence is the best thing to happen to fantasy in recent years."--
New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett
Review Citations:
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Publishers Weekly 01/26/2026 (EAN 9780593818947, Hardcover)
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Library Journal 01/23/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9780593818947, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
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