Daniel Bateres Bateres itibaren Aygehat 1717, Armenia
9/10 Great story, following young madman Jorg as he spreads death and mayhem wherever he goes. Because of some extremely traumatic events in his childhood, and a father who would make Machiavelli look sentimental, Jorg has completely lost his touch with humanity in his search for vengeance, and now the world around him pays. It's a very violent story, and Jorg have no scrouples ending lifes and sacrificing friends. Some people seem to have reacted very strongly to especially the raping that occasionally gets mentioned, but my experience was that it wasnt handled so elaborate that i felt sick about it.. I had a lot stronger reaction to GRRM than i had to this.. The carefree way in which Jorg tells his story kind of rubs off, and i was almost instantly engulfed in an action-packed story with plenty of blood and adventure.. One complaint though.. Lawrence should have added at least 5 years to Jorgs age, as it is it's simply too unrealistic.. It's told in first person POV, and the universe seem to be some sort alternative version of the european middleages.. I cant figure out where it takes place though.. Northern france perhaps? There is magic, and it plays a central part of the story, although it takes a while for it to get introduced. The story follow two timelines, one "present" and one that takes place 4 years earlier where Jorg started his quest. All in all i had a lot of fun.. :)