No character or action is gratuitous or wasted.įor Jorg, the ghosts of his past have literally come back to haunt him, released by the necromancy he stole in the previous book. In fact, what I really enjoy about Lawrence’s writing is that he writes the words that need to be written. Some of them love the kill, while others might mourn each life taken, but Lawrence writes each killer and each act of violence with such care. They are all killers–psychopaths and sociopaths of varying degrees. The article made me further appreciate Lawrence’s character and those around him, particularly his Brothers. Violence in his past shaped child into man by breaking him and letting the darkness we all harbour within ooze out. My thoughts went immediately to The Broken Empire series and it’s antagonist, King Jorg Ancrath.
Be it the character committing the act, the victim, or the observer, violence has to have a price. I recently read a piece of writing advice about how to properly write violence and death by always making it count.
“Whatever you look into can look back into you.” Book Review: The King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
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