Thursday, 14 March 2013

Emperor of Thorns: the map

The map for Emperor of Thorns:

-tired of European-based fantasy settings? Hop on a boat and it's less than 15 miles to the shores of Africa!

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21 comments:

  1. Paul Weimer15 March 2013 at 05:32

    What this reminds me of is a Europa Universalis/Crusader Kings sort of map. Coincidence or deliberate homage, Mark?

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    1. Mark Lawrence15 March 2013 at 05:40

      I'm going to say 'not an homage' cos I don't know what those things are... but did you mean style or content?

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    2. Paul Weimer15 March 2013 at 05:48

      Style.

      They are pausable real time strategy games.

      Here, let me show you what I mean:
      http://www.strategyplanet.com/panzergeneral/diverse/CK_Sea_provinces.jpg

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    3. Mark Lawrence15 March 2013 at 06:16

      I think the coastal hatching has been done in maps for centuries - we probably both drew it from the same well.

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    4. Paul Weimer23 November 2013 at 13:04

      Also the way the provinces are delineated reminds me of that "Risk" like style. I like it a lot

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  2. Anonymous17 March 2013 at 02:36

    Love the map! :) I do have one question - since it was 'Sir Makin of Trent'...where is Trent?

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    1. Mark Lawrence17 March 2013 at 02:55

      from Emperor of Thorns (Makin speaking):

      "My father had lands in Normardy, a small estate outside the town of Trent. I wasn’t the first son. I got married off to a rich man’s daughter. Her father and mine settled some acres on us and a house."

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  3. Caleb17 March 2013 at 11:16

    "tired of European-based fantasy settings? Hop on a boat and it's less than 15 miles to the shores of Africa!"

    --With this map reveal should we be expecting that location to play a role in the 3rd book - or will we just have to wait to find out?

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    1. Mark Lawrence17 March 2013 at 11:34

      From Emperor of Thorns:

      ‘Very funny.’ I wiped the camel spit from my leg.

      My unnamed steed curled its lip, showing narrow and uneven teeth, then turned to face the backside of the camel ahead.

      ‘When we’re through with this journey I plan to buy you and eat your liver,’ I told it.

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    2. Caleb24 March 2013 at 17:41

      :)
      Very excited - August cannot come quickly enough!

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  4. Unknown22 March 2013 at 11:47

    These are the best ive read, cant wait for emporer. Im a massive fan! Sorry to rave, just found this blog...

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  5. Anonymous17 June 2013 at 07:48

    I just read the first chapter/excerpt of EoT from the link you posted on Twitter - I love it! I've printed it out for good measure...whereabouts is Kennick?

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    1. Mark Lawrence17 June 2013 at 08:10

      Baron Kennick rules/ruled over the Ken Marshes, the land (particularly the non-marsh part of it) is also known as Kennick. It's next to and west of Ancrath, and easiest to see on the Prince of Thorns map which is smaller scale.

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  6. Unknown1 September 2013 at 10:18

    hi mark whats the closest thing to empire tongue? my friend insists it is english, i said it was greek.

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    1. Mark Lawrence1 September 2013 at 10:47

      I've not really considered it :)

      It's not French (there are a few people speaking French in Prince of Fools).

      Europe was settled from the east so there may be touches of Russian :) Most likely some polyglot composed from a mix of European languages.

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  7. Ratweasel1 October 2013 at 12:29

    Hi Mark, quick question - Conaught/Connacht? It sprang to mind particularly as you mentioned their barbed spears - it got me thinking of Sláine and the gae bolgas....

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    1. Mark Lawrence1 October 2013 at 12:55

      Not consciously but I've read a lot of Sláine, so maybe :)

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    2. Ratweasel1 October 2013 at 13:00

      Impeccable taste, clearly! Many thanks for the trilogy, Jorg is one of the best antiheroes I have read in some time. More power to your writing.

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  8. Anonymous23 November 2013 at 12:56

    I love your book, Mark Lawrence! Prince of Thorns is amazing! I have a question for you, this map "Emperor of Thorns" is a fiction or no? Because it looks like a map in the times of medieval europe. I'm waiting for the next book.
    Lucas Machado - Brazil

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    1. Mark Lawrence23 November 2013 at 13:21

      It's a fairly accurate map of what Europe would look like if the sea-level were 100m higher.

      This map help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJrCceCilFY

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  9. Anonymous6 May 2016 at 02:34

    Serban... Why wasn't it Croatan or smtn? It is the part of the map where Croatia is currently.

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