About the Author

Greg Keyes was born in Meridian, Mississippi, to a large, diverse storytelling family. He is the author of The Briar King and The Charnel Prince (Books One and Two of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone), The Waterborn, The Blackgod, the Age of Unreason tetralogy, and the Star Wars New Jedi Order novels Edge of Victory I: Conquest, Edge of Victory II: Rebirth, and The Final Prophecy. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.

Reviews

Praise for Greg Keyes and his novels of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone


The Charnel Prince

“There is adventure and intrigue, swordplay and dark sorcery aplenty.”
–Realms of Fantasy

“Keyes’s world is rich, detailed and always believable; the twisty plot is delightful and frightening in turns.”
–Locus

“Strong world building and superior storytelling.”
–Library Journal


The Briar King

“A wonderful tale . . . It crackles with suspense and excitement from start to finish.”
–Terry Brooks

“A graceful, artful tale from a master storyteller . . . [The novel] starts off with a bang, spinning a snare of terse imagery and compelling characters that grips tightly and never lets up.”
–Elizabeth Haydon, bestselling author of Prophecy: Child of Earth

“Epic high fantasy . . . Keyes mixes cultures, religions, institutions, and languages with rare skill.”
–Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for Greg Keyes and his novels of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone


The Charnel Prince

"There is adventure and intrigue, swordplay and dark sorcery aplenty."
-Realms of Fantasy

"Keyes's world is rich, detailed and always believable; the twisty plot is delightful and frightening in turns."
-Locus

"Strong world building and superior storytelling."
-Library Journal


The Briar King

"A wonderful tale . . . It crackles with suspense and excitement from start to finish."
-Terry Brooks

"A graceful, artful tale from a master storyteller . . . [The novel] starts off with a bang, spinning a snare of terse imagery and compelling characters that grips tightly and never lets up."
-Elizabeth Haydon, bestselling author of Prophecy: Child of Earth

"Epic high fantasy . . . Keyes mixes cultures, religions, institutions, and languages with rare skill."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)