 "King of Thorns" was also one of Barnes & Noble's "Best Fantasy Releases of 2012", and a David Gemmell Legend Award Finalist in 2013.The final book in the Broken Empire trilogy, "Emperor of Thorns", was published in August 2013 and was on the Sunday Times Bestseller list.It also made the final of the Goodreads Choice Award (2013) and won the David Gemmell Legend Award (2014).