Questions About The Liar's Key (The Red Queen's War, #2)

by Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author)

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Answered Questions (9)

Why isn't this book out already?

Amanda Because writing awesome books takes time

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On the last ten pages of Prince of Fools. Any chance I can buy an advanced copy of this :))?

Mark Lawrence You can buy the book itself - if you live in America or Canada. Or in 13 days if you live in the UK, Australia, or New Zealand.

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What influenced you to make such a protagonist? Jalan could be the total opposite of how I would ever see myself and hard to take in such a change. I could not put the first book down from wanting to be in his head and feel how he feels in different situations. When the story showed he could quite possibly a man of Odin, I was floored and addicted. How brilliant.

Mark Lawrence I enjoyed reading the Flashman books as a boy:

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So, basically I stole the idea of a cowardly lecherous high-born…moreI enjoyed reading the Flashman books as a boy:

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So, basically I stole the idea of a cowardly lecherous high-born 'military' man from George McDonald Fraser (written over 40 years ago). And he in turn stole Flashman from Tom Brown's school days, written 150 years ago!

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Is the first cover more catchy/beautiful than the second? Well, in my opinion it is.

Mark Lawrence They're both fine pieces of work. Jason Chan did the UK covers for both books and the US cover for the second book.…moreThey're both fine pieces of work. Jason Chan did the UK covers for both books and the US cover for the second book.(less)

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Why is there a Dead King here? Can someone explain without spoilers? I just finished Emperor of Thorns and has read the trilogy of the Broken Empire. So there is that.