He is often resentful and bitter as he is swept along in the story. Martin is on record saying that this series inspired him to write A Song of Ice and Fire. There is an epic sweep to Memory, Sorrow and Thorn that does both Tolkien and David Lean proud. This freed the author up to do what he apparently does best: write awesome, and remarkably cinematic, fantasy. The first novel went to great pains to establish the world, so there wasn’t such a lot of exposition required for The Stone of Farewell. See, The Dragonbone Chair ended on such a note that I just .time to think about a decent review. It was written in haste, a few quickly typed lines before I launched into The Stone of Farewell. My review of The Dragonbone Chair did not do the novel justice. 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.Īnd 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. 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.

STONE OF FAREWELL will be available in audiobook from 12th November.The second book in the trilogy that launched one of the most important fantasy writers of our time. But no one knows where the Stone of Farewell is. And the Storm King may also be in possession of one of the swords.Ī single chance remains: if Simon can deliver Thorn to Joshua and lead his followers to the Stone of Farewell, the rebels may be able to muster the forces necessary to rise up against Elias and the Storm King. But Simon is more alone than ever before: his friends have been imprisoned and his liege lord, Prince Josua, has been exiled. Once but a humble kitchen-boy, Simon is now Simon Snowlock, dragonslayer and bearer of the mythical sword Thorn. A single hope remains: if the rebels can find the three swords of legend - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn - they might be able to bring the Storm King and evil King Elias down. The stunning second novel in Tad Williams' classic fantasy series MEMORY, SORROW AND THORN, set in the fantasy world of Osten Ard.įollowing a brutal civil war, Osten Ard has been crushed under the rule of the two villainous High Kings.

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