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Great short stories. Classic Jorg. Me realizing I’m about to finish the last of the broken empire stories is disappointing. I wish there were more books and adventures about Jorg.

“The Nature of the Beast” – Road Brothers

Just finished the chapter, The Nature of the Beast from Road Brothers, and it honestly gave me chills. Reading it after finishing the Broken Empire trilogy changes everything. The whole chapter feels like quiet, deliberate foreshadowing of Jorg’s final moments and decisions in Emperor of Thorns.

Like a cold swim on a scorching day, so refreshing to dive back into Mark Lawrence’s dark fantasy again.

The Solidarity Service in Brave New World feels eerily familiar. Bernard goes through the motions that mimics religious worship, hymns, chanting, communal ecstasy, and the anticipation of a ‘coming of the god’ yet he doesn’t believe a word of it. Huxley’s scene is like an observation on how easily today’s people can be swept into collective rituals without reflection, much like certain modern religions.

This feels eerily similar to the current political MAGA party. They behave as if they’re fresh off the assembly line from the ford baby making factory— genetically modified, oxygen deprived and conditioned hard to be ignorant, hateful and afraid.

Yisht giving me rock bending vibes.
Nona resembling Laura (X-23) from the movie Logan.

“: a book is as dangerous as any journey you might take. The person who closed the back cover may not be the same one that opened the front one. Treat books with respect.”
Kettle

This book has given me slight Avatar the last Airbender vibes.

They’re all the worst when you’re late
-Clera

I hope he comes back full of devils and they eat his heart.
-Nona

Starting off right away with dark violence. Classic mark Lawrence

The Gray is evil and scary enough to be a character dreamt up in the nightmares of Jorg Ancrath from The Broken Empire Trilogy.

Pig of Iron

“The facts are a liars best friends.”
-Loki