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Mark Lawrence


UK flag (b.1968)

Mark Lawrence was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. He went back to the US after taking a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College to work on a variety of research projects including the ‘Star Wars’ missile defence programme. Returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory.
Mark Lawrence lives in Bristol and is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments. At one point he was qualified to say 'this isn't rocket science … oh wait, it actually is'.
Between work and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time writing, playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.
 

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Broken Empire
   1. Prince of Thorns (2011)
   2. King of Thorns (2012)
   3. Emperor of Thorns (2013)
   The Secret (2015)
   Road Brothers (2017)
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Red Queen's War
   1. Prince of Fools (2014)
   2. The Liar's Key (2015)
   3. The Wheel of Osheim (2016)
   3.5. The New World (2023)
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Book of the Ancestor
   1. Red Sister (2017)
   2. Grey Sister (2018)
   2.5. Bound (2018)
   3. Holy Sister (2019)
   The Devil You Know (2021)
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Impossible Times
   1. One Word Kill (2019)
   2. Limited Wish (2019)
   3. Dispel Illusion (2019)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   During the Dance (2014)
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Series contributed to
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Mark Lawrence recommends
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Between the Dragons and Their Wrath (2024)
(Shattered Kingdom , book 1)
Devin Madson
"An exciting new author in fantasy."
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The Hidden Legion (2023)
(Hidden Legion, book 1)
Snorri Kristjansson
"Snorri Kristjansson gives you the whole package."
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The Hexologists (2023)
(Hexologists, book 1)
Josiah Bancroft
"Bancroft has returned to the page in force, deploying his crystal prose and razored wit around a tale that mixes whimsy and threat in equal measure. He's a gift to the genre."

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Anthologies containing stories by Mark Lawrence
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Unbound II (2022)
(Unbound , book 2)
edited by
Shawn Speakman
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Stories of Hope and Wonder (2020)
In Support of the UK's Healthcare Workers

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