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The Splintered Sun

The epic prequel to the groundbreaking fantasy The Dragonbone Chair by Sunday Times bestselling author
Brief Description
Set in the New York Times-bestselling world of Osten Ard, Tad Williams's latest novel is an action-packed, fast-moving adventure following the mythic figure of Flann Alderwood and his band of misfit rebels. As the old King of Hernystir's health worsens, the realm has been thrown into... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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THE SPLINTERED SUN is a fast-moving adventure that will thrill newcomers diving into the world of Osten Ard for the first time, while weaving together many parts of previously unrevealed Osten Ard history for all the readers who are eager to delve into the pre-DRAGONBONE CHAIR history of Hernystir and Erkynland.

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Set in the New York Times-bestselling world of Osten Ard, Tad Williams's latest novel is an action-packed, fast-moving adventure following the mythic figure of Flann Alderwood and his band of misfit rebels.

As the old King of Hernystir's health worsens, the realm has been thrown into chaos—warlords divide the land up among themselves and questions about the heir to the throne continue to cause conflict.

Flann, along with mysterious allies both common and noble, must aid the King's one legitimate heir in his quest to receive his father's blessing and attempt to return stability to the realm, while pursued by enemies eager to end his life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399728447

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodderscape

Illustration: N/A

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 528

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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