New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’
ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an
exciting new cycle! • Volume One of The Last King of
Osten Ard
The Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow,
and Thorn, was published in hardcover in October, 1988,
launching the series that was to become one of the seminal
works of modern epic fantasy. Many of today’s top-selling
fantasy authors, from Patrick Rothfuss to George R. R.
Martin to Christopher Paolini credit Tad with being the
inspiration for their own series.
Now, twenty-four years after the conclusion of Memory,
Sorrow, and Thorn, Tad returns to his beloved universe and
characters with The Witchwood Crown, the first novel in the
long-awaited sequel trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard.
More than thirty years have passed since the events of the
earlier novels, and the world has reached a critical turning
point once again. The realm is threatened by divisive
forces, even as old allies are lost, and others are lured
down darker paths. Perhaps most terrifying of all, the
Norns—the long-vanquished elvish foe—are stirring once
again, preparing to reclaim the mortal-ruled lands that once
were theirs....