The Dragonbone Chair
by Tad Williams
Book One of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
1. The Dragonbone Chair
2. Stone of Farewell
3. To Green Angel Tower Part 1
4. To Green Angel Tower Part 2
A war fueld by the dark powers of sorcery is about to engulf the peaceful land of Osten Ard - for Prester John, the High King, slayer of the dead dragon Shurakai, lies dying. And with his death, an ancient evil will at last be unleashed, as the Storm King, undead ruler of the elvishlike Sithi, seeks to regain his lost realm through a pact with one of human royal blood. Then, driven by spell-inspired jealousy and hate, prince will fight prince, while around them the very land begins to die.
Only a small, scattered group, the League of the Scroll, recognizes the true danger awaiting Osten Ard. And to Simon - a castle scullion unknowingly apprenticed to a member of this League - will go the task of spearheading the quest for the solution to a riddle that offers the only hope of salvation, a riddle of long-lost swords of power… and a quest that will see him fleeing and facing enemies straight out of a legend-maker’s worst nightmares!
March 22nd, 2008 at 1:03 am
I am in the middle of this book now (3/08) and I have to say - it’s pretty good! Keeping my attention very well, although I feel that there are a few transitional/logical problems. Maybe it’s just the character’s fault that they don’t catch them,and I’ll find out later. We’ll see!