The Charnel Prince
The Charnel Prince by J. Gregory Keyes is an unabridged edition published by Tor in 2004, featuring 560 pages in English. This book presents a narrative where the Briar King awakens, unleashing destruction upon the forest and its inhabitants with the help of mythical monsters. Aspar White, the king’s forester, is tasked with the daunting challenge of eliminating this formidable foe, only to uncover complexities that challenge his initial perceptions.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of intrigue and conflict as the story unfolds. Leoff, a composer who considers himself a coward, becomes entangled in the chaos of a town’s devastation, which connects him to Murielle, the widowed Queen of Crotheny. As she strives to protect her family, the fate of her youngest daughter becomes critical to the kingdom’s survival. The narrative weaves together themes of prophecy, heroism, and the precarious nature of power, creating a compelling backdrop for the characters’ struggles.
Official synopsis Publisher
The Briar King has woken and, with the aid of monsters formerly found only in folk-tales, is destroying the forest and the people living on its bounty. Aspar White, the king’s forester, has been given the impossible task of killing the feared newcomer, but in the process he will discover that nothing about the Briar King is as straightforward as he had thought.
Meanwhile Leoff, composer and self-professed coward, becomes embroiled in the horror of a town’s destruction – which is part of an intrigue that leads him to the aid of Murielle, widowed Queen of Crotheny. As she fights to save her remaining family, Murielle despatches Neil, a trusted knight, to save her youngest daughter, in whose hands may rest the kingdom’s future. But as prophecies, saviours and assassins close in, Murielle’s plan may leave the girl – and the kingdom – as vulnerable as ever.
Praise for The Briar King:
‘The best reinvention of the big fantasy series since George R. R. Martin’ Time Out ; ‘The most exciting and brilliant opener to a series for a long, long while’ Alien Online
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