Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide. His works include the worlds of Otherland, Shadowmarch, and Osten Ard—including the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and The Last King of Osten Ard series—as well as standalone novels Tailchaser’s Song and The War of the Flowers. His considerable output of epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, comics, and more have strongly influenced a generation of writers. Tad and his family live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. He can be found at tadwilliams.com or on Twitter at @tadwilliams.
Praise for Osten Ard
“Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It’s one of my
favorite fantasy series.” —George R. R. Martin, New York
Times-bestselling author
“Groundbreaking.... Changed how people thought of the genre, and
paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine.” —Patrick
Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of The Name of the
Wind
"Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are
his masterpiece. Williams’ return to Osten Ard is every bit as
compelling, deep, and fully-rendered as the first trilogy, and he
continues to write with the experience and polish of an author at
the top of his game." —Brandon Sanderson, New York
Times-bestselling author of Mistborn
“Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all
time.” —Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of
Eragon
“Readers who delight in losing themselves in long complex tales of
epic fantasy will be in their element here, and there is the
promise of much more to come in future volumes.” —Locus
“Panoramic, vigorous, often moving.... Williams adroitly weaves
together the tales...heralding a suitably epic and glorious
conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly
“Highly Recommended. [Williams] draws on many mythologies for the
background of his fantasy epic...story spiced with political
intrigue and strong appealing heroes.” —Library Journal
“A grand fantasy on a scale approaching Tolkien's The Lord of the
Rings.” —Cincinnati Post
YA-- Williams, author of Tailchaser's Song (NAL, 1986), scores with the first book in another fantasy trilogy. Simon is an ordinary kitchen helper who is taken under the tutelage of the magician Morgenes. When King John Presbyter dies and his son Elias ascends the throne, the way opens for a long-dormant evil to enter the realm. Elias, a pawn of the black magician Pyrates, moves to eliminate his brother Josua, and the brother-against-brother, good-versus-evil clash begins. Simon is thrown in with Josua and muddles through adventure and peril, maturing into a hero by book's end. Williams weaves all of the classic ingredients of fantasy into his tale--trolls, giants, elf-like sithi, and dragons. Simon must travel from drought-stricken lands to ice-bound peaks as he follows his far-seeing dreams. The land of Osten Ard is well created, and readers quickly become immersed in the story. Unfortunately, despite the high adventure and excitement, The Dragonbone Chair leaves many loose ends, so readers, like Simon, are left waiting--for book two.-- Margaret Sloan, Willowridge High School, Sugar Land, Tex.
Praise for Osten Ard
"Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It's one of
my favorite fantasy series." -George R. R. Martin, New
York Times-bestselling author
"Groundbreaking.... Changed how people thought of the genre,
and paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine."
-Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of
The Name of the Wind
"Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are
his masterpiece. Williams' return to Osten Ard is every bit as
compelling, deep, and fully-rendered as the first trilogy,
and he continues to write with the experience and polish of an
author at the top of his game." -Brandon Sanderson, New York
Times-bestselling author of Mistborn
"Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy
epics of all time." -Christopher Paolini, New York Times
bestselling author of Eragon
"Readers who delight in losing themselves in long complex tales
of epic fantasy will be in their element here, and there is the
promise of much more to come in future volumes." -Locus
"Panoramic, vigorous, often moving.... Williams adroitly weaves
together the tales...heralding a suitably epic and glorious
conclusion." -Publishers Weekly
"Highly Recommended. [Williams] draws on many mythologies for the
background of his fantasy epic...story spiced with political
intrigue and strong appealing heroes." -Library
Journal
"A grand fantasy on a scale approaching Tolkien's The Lord
of the Rings." -Cincinnati Post
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