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The Witchwood Crown

Book One of The Last King of Osten Ard
By Tad Williams
Series: Last King of Osten Ard
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In The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams, the story returns to the richly detailed world of Osten Ard, where a new generation grapples with looming threats and ancient secrets. Simon and Miriamele, now ruling monarchs, face a resurgence of dark power as their family and kingdom are tested by internal conflicts and external dangers. The narrative weaves together intrigue, adventure, and a tapestry of vivid characters, setting the stage for epic battles and deep-rooted myths in this continuation of a beloved fantasy saga.
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You might enjoy this book if you're a fan of epic fantasy tales filled with intricate world-building, rich character development, and the blending of classic fantasy elements with fresh twists. It will appeal to readers who love immersing themselves in tales of mystical realms and the ongoing battles between dark forces and unlikely heroes.

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The Witchwood Crown

The stunning successor to Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, one of the greatest fantasy trilogies of all time...

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The first book in the ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard! 'Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy. It's one of my favourite fantasy series' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN 'A master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece' BRANDON SANDERSON 'Paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine' PATRICK ROTHFUSS 'One of the great fantasy epics of all time' CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI Thirty years ago Ineluki, the Storm King, was destroyed and his armies scattered. Osten Ard has been at peace ever since, ruled by Simon Snowlock, kitchen boy made king, and Miriamele, King Elias' only child. But now age weighs upon their reign. Simon's dreams have deserted him, old allies die and betrayal and assassination threaten. His son and heir John Josua is years dead and his grandson, Morgan, is a wastrel. A journey of redemption and discovery beckons in the darkening world. And in the frozen North, in Nakkiga, the mountain fortress, Ineluki's ally, the Norn Queen, wakes from her deep, decades-long sleep and tells her followers that she will sleep no more. Humanity must be destroyed. Her sorcerers will bring a demon back from death, her warriors will seek the world for living dragon's blood... And finally the greatest artefact of all, the Witchwood Crown, will be hers. With a cast of hundreds - humans, giants, dragons, trolls, Sithi and Norn - The Witchwood Crown is epic fantasy as it used to be: classic, grand and sweeping and evidence that Tad Williams is the greatest living writer of the form.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473603240

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 April 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 736

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About the Author

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

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