# Mark Lawrence on Reddit (u/MarkLawrence)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/mark-lawrence

Mark Lawrence: Fantasy author, Prince of Thorns.

- Reddit account: [u/MarkLawrence](https://www.reddit.com/user/MarkLawrence/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2021 r/Fantasy AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/mrfxbg/ask_me_anything_im_mark_lawrence_and_im_not_even/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Fantasy (7996), r/books (154), r/scifi (81), r/GrimDarkEpicFantasy (60), r/cosmology (36), r/fantasywriters (34)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lawrence_(author)

## Moments

### u/MarkLawrence in r/Fantasy, Nov 25, 2023 · Funny

Replying to the post "Most overused line in fantasy".

> He moved quickly for such a big man, while drawing in the breath he'd forgotten to take, and smiling a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/183tx6h/comment/kar1gmu/ · 1,034 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/MarkLawrence in r/Fantasy, Apr 8, 2025 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Ohai Mark. How do you decide on character names? Is there anyone at all in any of your books who's name was originally something else? Who is your least favourite character to write? Are there any "Marvel What If" style alternate universes that you can see working out extremely…

> Jorg was originally Jorge, but then I discovered that Americans would pronounce that Hoor-hey, and that felt so at odds with what I'd been 'saying' in my head for years that I just lopped off the 'e', little suspecting that people would take this as license to replace the J with a Y :D

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Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1judmog/comment/mm20rd4/ · 15 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/MarkLawrence in r/Fantasy, Apr 19, 2022 · Normal redditor

Replying to the post "Why are they called the Stabbys?".

> As the winner of the Stabby for naming the award, I can confirm that they're called the Stabbies because members of r/fantasy liked my suggestion best.
>
> I've checked, and it was named in December 2013.
>
> I note that my blog post on the subject says that the membership at the time was 45,000 which was up from 25,000 the previous year.
>
> It now stands at 1,777,881...

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/u7a1lg/comment/i5da2rf/ · 194 points as of Nov 7, 2026