The Dragonbone Chair: Memory, Sorrow & Thorn Book 1
Aug 2015 · Memory, Sorrow & Thorn Book 1 · Hachette UK
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'One of my favourite fantasy series.' George R. R. Martin, international bestselling author of A Game of Thrones
Kitchen-boy Simon is bored, restless and fourteen years old - a dangerous combination. It seems, however, that his life has just taken a turn for the better when he's apprenticed to his castle's resident wizard. As Simon's learning to read and write under Doctor Morgenes' tutelage, forces greater than he could possible imagine are gathering: forces which will change Simon's life - and his world - forever.
Following the death of Good King John, Osten Ard is plunged into civil war as his sons battle for control of the fabled Dragonbone Chair - the country's throne as well as the symbol of its power. Simon is forced to flee the only home he has ever known, a journey which will test him beyond his worst nightmares.
With THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR, Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard and kicked off the beloved, internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.
PRAISE FOR MEMORY, SORROW AND THORN
'Ground-breaking . . . changed how people thought of the genre and paved the way for so much modern fantasy, including mine.' Patrick Rothfuss, bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicle
'One of the main reasons I started writing fantasy . . . Tad Williams' work is an essential part of any science fiction and fantasy library.' Christopher Paolini, author of the Inheritance Cycle series
Kitchen-boy Simon is bored, restless and fourteen years old - a dangerous combination. It seems, however, that his life has just taken a turn for the better when he's apprenticed to his castle's resident wizard. As Simon's learning to read and write under Doctor Morgenes' tutelage, forces greater than he could possible imagine are gathering: forces which will change Simon's life - and his world - forever.
Following the death of Good King John, Osten Ard is plunged into civil war as his sons battle for control of the fabled Dragonbone Chair - the country's throne as well as the symbol of its power. Simon is forced to flee the only home he has ever known, a journey which will test him beyond his worst nightmares.
With THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR, Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard and kicked off the beloved, internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.
PRAISE FOR MEMORY, SORROW AND THORN
'Ground-breaking . . . changed how people thought of the genre and paved the way for so much modern fantasy, including mine.' Patrick Rothfuss, bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicle
'One of the main reasons I started writing fantasy . . . Tad Williams' work is an essential part of any science fiction and fantasy library.' Christopher Paolini, author of the Inheritance Cycle series
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Diane Barrett
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September 25, 2017
I read this and all the other books in the series many years ago and I loved them, however this one is the first and so it is the one that got me hooked and left me wanting more. I loved it and read all the others too. My only complaint is that it was tough at such a young age waiting for the author to finish the next book in the series
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Kenneth Goodwin
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March 27, 2017
A gripping and multi facet tale concentrating on an adolescent with an unknown origin, during a time of change and flux. Kept me entertained throughout.
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Ant Sykes
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June 1, 2018
I loved this series and have reread a number of times. Dragonbone chair
does a lot of scene setting and introducing characters and motivations but
is still a great read. Highly recommended for fantasy lovers.
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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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