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Mark Lawrence (author)

American-British novelist (born )

Mark Lawrence (born ) is an American-British novelist who wrote The Broken Empire trilogy. In , Lawrence won the David Gemmell Award for Fantasy for best novel for Emperor of Thorns.[1] He operates the annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off.

Biography

Mark Lawrence was born in , in the United States.

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While he was young, his parents moved to the United Kingdom.[citation needed] Lawrence has a degree in physics and holds a PhD in mathematics.[2]

He is married and has four children.[3] Lawrence is the primary carer of his disabled child Celyn, and for this reason he does not travel to promote his books or attend conventions.

He works as a novelist and was a research scientist in the field of artificial intelligence.[4] He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments.[5]

Since , Lawrence has operated the annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, a literary contest intended to bring greater visibility to self-published English-language fantasy authors.[6][7]

In Lawrence was nominated and shortlisted for the Nobel Peace Prize as a contributor to a North Carolina committee on justice reform.[8]

Reception

Lawrence's first work, Prince of Thorns, was a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy ", a David Gemmell Morningstar Award Finalist in and short listed for the Prix Imaginales (Roman étranger) in Prince of Thorns was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of ".[9]

His second book, King of Thorns was again a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy "[10]King of Thorns was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of ",[11] and a David Gemmell Legend Award Finalist in

The final book in The Broken Empire trilogy, Emperor of Thorns, was published in August and was on The Sunday Times Bestseller list.

It also made the final of the Goodreads Choice Award () and won the David Gemmell Legend Award ().

His second trilogy, The Red Queen's War, is set in the same world as The Broken Empire trilogy.[12]Prince of Fools was a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy " in an expanded category.

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It was also a David Gemmell Legend Award Finalist in The Liar's Key was a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy ", and won Lawrence a second David Gemmell Legend Award (). The Wheel of Osheim was a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Fantasy ".

Lawrence's books have been in the Goodreads Choice Award category for "Best Fantasy" 11 times and in the "Best Science Fiction" category once (One Word Kill).

In addition, he was the artist for Wheelmouse and All the Crazy Robots, which was included in the award's "Best Picturebook" category.[13]

In April , Harper Voyager acquired the rights for his next fantasy trilogy – The Red Sister Trilogy – for a six-figure sum from Ian Drury at Sheil Land.

This trilogy is not set in the world of the Broken Empire.[14]

His work is translated into 28 languages and he has sold around two million books worldwide.[citation needed]

Bibliography

The Broken Empire

  1. Prince of Thorns (August )
  2. King of Thorns (August )
  3. Emperor of Thorns (August )

A short story collection entitled Road Brothers set in the Broken Empire was released in

The Red Queen's War

  1. Prince of Fools (June )
  2. The Liar's Key (June )
  3. The Wheel of Osheim (June )

Book of the Ancestor trilogy

  1. Red Sister (April )
  2. Grey Sister (April )
  3. Holy Sister (April )

Impossible Times

  1. One Word Kill (May )
  2. Limited Wish (June )
  3. Dispel Illusion (November )

The Book of the Ice

  1. The Girl and the Stars (April )
  2. The Girl and the Mountain (April )
  3. The Girl and the Moon (April )

The Library Trilogy

  1. The Book That Wouldn't Burn (May )
  2. The Book That Broke the World (April )
  3. The Book That Held Her Heart (April )

Short and standalone works

  • Dark Tide () released in Fading Light Anthology
  • Quick () released in Triumph Over Tragedy Anthology
  • Select Mode () a Broken Empire short story released in Unfettered
  • Bad Seed () released in Grimdark Magazine issue No.

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  • During the Dance () A free standalone short story that is available on his Website
  • A Rescue () Available in "Legends II: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell" (editor Ian Whates)
  • Gunlaw () A Standalone book that is serially released on Wattpad
  • Bulletproof () a short story released in Unfettered II
  • The Dream-Taker's Apprentice () First published in Fantasy Faction's anthology and one of three winners to be included in the Remastered Words audio anthology, eventually titled "Fabled Journey II"[16]
  • Christmas Tale - A free standalone short story that is available on his website
  • Locked In - A free standalone short story that is available on his website
  • No Second Troy - A short story that is available in the Broken Empire Omnibus
  • Road Brothers - A short story collection that has 10 stories all set in The Broken Empire world.
  • Blood of the Red - A standalone books that is serially released on Wattpad
  • The Hero of Aral Pass () released in Art of War: Anthology for Charity
  • Bound () a short story in the Book of the Ancestor trilogy
  • A Thousand Years () a short story in the Red Queen's War universe published in Unfettered III
  • The New World () A novella in the Red Queen's War trilogy
  • Overdue () - A short story that takes place in the Library trilogy world
  • Returns () - Two short stories ("Returns" and "About Pain") that takes place in the Library trilogy world

Poetry

Free poems available on his website:

  • "Sea Song"
  • "Stumble"
  • "Blue"
  • "Shouting for the Echo"
  • "High, Cold, Silent, Alone"

References

External links