At the age of ten Prince Jorg watched his mother and younger brother die at the hand of count Renar, a neighboring king. As the heir he was hidden in a hook thorn patch, the brambles nastier brother held in place buy the thorn in his flesh he was forced to watch them being slaughtered. Running away with a group of robbers, he divorces himself from love and spends the next four years of his life killing. But Jorg is just biding his time, because Jorg understands the game. By the time Jorg is fifteen he knows he will be a king, by fair and probaly foul play, he'll gamble everything on the worst odds, but he'll win because he understands that fear is just a way to lose the game.
I have just read this and thought it was brilliant, it was so cold yet you were fascinated, things you would normally think were unacceptable became normal while you read this book. One thing I did find unbelievable was Jorgs age when it came to his character. But his struggle between good and evil is something that everyone at some point understands, except this is from the reverse side of the coin, Jorg drowns any little part of good in him while we do our best to to ignore the evil. Definatly one of the best books i have ever read, however not suitable for younger readers.
"I'd expected more, but he was only dead. I showed him the empty time where my memory won't go. I let him look there.
He ran, and I chased him. But only to the edge of the marsh. Because it's a game. And I'm going to win."
Nell xxx
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