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Loading... Der Abschiedsstein. (original 1990; edition 2000)by Tad Williams
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Incredible story telling. Looking forward to starting the last of the trilogy. ( ) Summary: Another solid volume of enjoyable fantasy fair. Nothing too bad and occassionally really good bits. But it's only half way through the story and I'm not sure I have another 1600 pages in me. Standout feature: The scene where something is scratching at the door ... Things I liked: Atmospheric writing Alien race written well: In this book I think he did some great work in illustrating the very different outlook the Sithi have one the world and differentiating one set of humanoids from another. This is often a challenge in the overly cliched fantasy genre so well done on that. Things I think could have been improved: Villains seem to do quite a bit of bwhahahhaha exposition. 'Your all doomed anyway so I'll tell you 15% of my evil plan' - e.g. Story/plot ratio: I've read two fairly large books now and so far: i) I know the difference between the various characters; ii) I get the impression something is definately 'rotten in the state of denmark'. But substantially it feels like not a lot of the plot has been revealed and not a lot has really happened. It still feels very much like the pieces are being setup before the game. The reason this is a problem is that I'm not sure if I have another two books in me so the setup may have cost me the resolution. Nokkuð klassísk fantasía. Hópurinn sem hefur verið kynntur til sögunnar dreifist nokkuð og dreifist um heiminn ýmist í leiðöngrum eða á flótta. Við kynnumst betur menningu og sögu tröllanna og Sithi-álfanna en að öðru leyti er sagan nokkuð hæg. Margir frægir fantasíuhöfundar hafa vísað til þessarar söguþrenningar sem hafði mikil áhrif á skrif þeirra. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams?? landmark epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! ??One of my favorite fantasy series.? ??George R. R. Martin ? ??Groundbreaking.? ??Patrick Rothfuss ? ??One of the great fantasy epics of all time.? ??Christopher Paolini Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard in his internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. The trilogy inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers, including George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and Christopher Paolini, and defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time. BOOK TWO: STONE OF FAREWELL It is a time of darkness, dread, and ultimate testing for the realm of Osten Ard, for 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. An even 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 humans 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. After the landmark Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, the epic saga of Osten Ard continues with the brand-new novel, The Heart of What Was Lost. Then don??t miss the upcoming trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard, beginning with The Witchwood Crown! Praise for Osten Ard: "Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It??s one of my favorite fantasy series." ??George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Game of Thrones "Groundbreaking...changed how people thought of the genre, and paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine." ??Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of The Name of the Wind "Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece." ??Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all time." ??Christopher Paol No library descriptions found. |
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