Stone of Farewell: The thrilling sequel to the groundbreaking The Dragonbone Chair from master storyteller and New York Times bestselling author Tad Williams
Tad Williams
Nov 2015 · Hodder & Stoughton · Narrated by Andrew Wincott
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'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE FANTASY SERIES' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
'GROUND-BREAKING' PATRICK ROTHFUSS
'TAD WILLIAMS IS A MASTER STORYTELLER' BRANDON SANDERSON
'AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LIBRARY' CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
'Old cities and old stories were now part of his very life. It was strange how the future seemed tied inseparably to the past, so that both revolved through the present, like a great wheel.'
Following a brutal civil war, it is a time of darkness and dread for the realm of Osten Ard. The wild magic and terrifying minions of the undead Sithi ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, are spreading their seemingly undefeatable evil across the kingdom.
With the very land blighted by the power of Ineluki's wrath, the tattered remnants of a once-proud human army flee in search of a last sanctuary and rallying point - the Stone of Farewell, a place shrouded in mystery and ancient sorrow.
As Prince Josua seeks to rally his scattered forces, Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll are desperately struggling to discover the truth behind an almost-forgotten legend, which will take them from the fallen citadels of man to the secret heartland of the Sithi - where near-immortals must at last decide whether to ally with the race of men in a final war against those of their own blood.
In Stone of Farewell, Tad Williams sets his characters against impossible odds and proves that the beloved, internationally-bestselling The Dragonbone Chair was no fluke, but one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.
READERS LOVE STONE OF FAREWELL
Lovable characters, detailed world-building, and beautiful prose remain strong as the main highlights of this sequel for me.
The Dragonbone Chair ended on such a note that I just did.not.have.the.time to think about a decent review. I simply had to know what happened next.
Beautiful, slow burn fantasy. Tad Williams is a wordsmith!
Such a great second book in a series. I felt completely immersed in the story and invested in the characters.
It might be a slow unravelling, but it is a very satisfying one. The worldbuilding is tremendous. Our view of the world expands and its full of magnificent places, people and their stories. Especially the various subraces of the elvenkind are awesome.
I personally rank Osten Ard as one of my favourite fantasy world . . . I would recommend everyone to give this series a try.
WORLD OF OSTEN ARD READING ORDER
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
The Dragonbone Chair
Stone of Farewell
To Green Angel Tower
Bridge Novel
The Heart of What Was Lost
Set immediately after the events of To Green Angel Tower.
The Last King of Osten Ard
The Witchwood Crown
Empire of Grass
Into the Narrowdark
The Navigator's Children
Prequel
Brothers of the Wind
A standalone prequel set centuries earlier, focusing on Hakatri and Ineluki.
New Osten Ard Novel
The Splintered Sun
A new Osten Ard story set 300 years before the events of The Dragonbone Chair.
'GROUND-BREAKING' PATRICK ROTHFUSS
'TAD WILLIAMS IS A MASTER STORYTELLER' BRANDON SANDERSON
'AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LIBRARY' CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
'Old cities and old stories were now part of his very life. It was strange how the future seemed tied inseparably to the past, so that both revolved through the present, like a great wheel.'
Following a brutal civil war, it is a time of darkness and dread for the realm of Osten Ard. The wild magic and terrifying minions of the undead Sithi ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, are spreading their seemingly undefeatable evil across the kingdom.
With the very land blighted by the power of Ineluki's wrath, the tattered remnants of a once-proud human army flee in search of a last sanctuary and rallying point - the Stone of Farewell, a place shrouded in mystery and ancient sorrow.
As Prince Josua seeks to rally his scattered forces, Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll are desperately struggling to discover the truth behind an almost-forgotten legend, which will take them from the fallen citadels of man to the secret heartland of the Sithi - where near-immortals must at last decide whether to ally with the race of men in a final war against those of their own blood.
In Stone of Farewell, Tad Williams sets his characters against impossible odds and proves that the beloved, internationally-bestselling The Dragonbone Chair was no fluke, but one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.
READERS LOVE STONE OF FAREWELL
Lovable characters, detailed world-building, and beautiful prose remain strong as the main highlights of this sequel for me.
The Dragonbone Chair ended on such a note that I just did.not.have.the.time to think about a decent review. I simply had to know what happened next.
Beautiful, slow burn fantasy. Tad Williams is a wordsmith!
Such a great second book in a series. I felt completely immersed in the story and invested in the characters.
It might be a slow unravelling, but it is a very satisfying one. The worldbuilding is tremendous. Our view of the world expands and its full of magnificent places, people and their stories. Especially the various subraces of the elvenkind are awesome.
I personally rank Osten Ard as one of my favourite fantasy world . . . I would recommend everyone to give this series a try.
WORLD OF OSTEN ARD READING ORDER
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
The Dragonbone Chair
Stone of Farewell
To Green Angel Tower
Bridge Novel
The Heart of What Was Lost
Set immediately after the events of To Green Angel Tower.
The Last King of Osten Ard
The Witchwood Crown
Empire of Grass
Into the Narrowdark
The Navigator's Children
Prequel
Brothers of the Wind
A standalone prequel set centuries earlier, focusing on Hakatri and Ineluki.
New Osten Ard Novel
The Splintered Sun
A new Osten Ard story set 300 years before the events of The Dragonbone Chair.
'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE FANTASY SERIES' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
'GROUND-BREAKING' PATRICK ROTHFUSS
'TAD WILLIAMS IS A MASTER STORYTELLER' BRANDON SANDERSON
'AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LIBRARY' CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI
'Old cities and old stories were now part of his very life. It w...
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Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers: the Otherland epic now plays as an MMO on steam.com. He, his family and his animals live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. @tadwilliams @mrstad
Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, ...
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