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The Witchwood Crown

The Last King of Osten Ard, Book 1

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'Fawless epic fantasy . . . An instant fantasy classic' - Kirkus

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Thirty years ago Ineluki, the Storm King, was destroyed and his armies scattered. Osten Ard has been at peace ever since, ruled by Simon Snowlock, kitchen boy made king, and Miriamele, King Elias' only child. But now age weighs upon their reign. Simon's dreams have deserted him, old allies die and betrayal and assassination threaten. His son and heir John Josua is years dead and his grandson, Morgan, is a wastrel. A journey of redemption and discovery beckons in the darkening world.

And in the frozen North, in Nakkiga, the mountain fortress, Ineluki's ally, the Norn Queen, wakes from her deep, decades-long sleep and tells her followers that she will sleep no more. Humanity must be destroyed. Her sorcerers will bring a demon back from death, her warriors will seek the world for living dragon's blood...

And finally the greatest artefact of all, the Witchwood Crown, will be hers.

With a cast of hundreds - humans, giants, dragons, trolls, Sithi and Norn - The Witchwood Crown is epic fantasy as it used to be: classic, grand and sweeping and evidence that Tad Williams is the greatest living writer of the form.

©2017 Beale Williams Enterprise (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Classics Fantasy Fiction Royalty
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now know were Game of Thrones got there Ideas From - This is a riveting Series

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Tad Williams is great and this story is the best of his so far (including dragon bone chair series). The performance is perfect and I can't wait for the next one.

An amazing fantasy novel

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This has a slow beginning as we reacquaint ourselves with the characters but is an engrossing story, leaving me anxious to continue the tale. Well narrated.

A long awaited continuation of the Dragonbone Chair trilogy.

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Remeeting familiar friends and discovering new ones, this novel is rich and complex, with many deftly crafted characters at its heart. The final pages were full of twists and turns, and I can’t wait for the next instalment!

Outstanding!

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I actually felt I was there looking down on every part of this glorious book . Well written well read . I have bought the next book and will start listening as soon as I have finished this review .
It takes me a while to find a series of books I want to keep listening to but from the very first book to this I have loved every second and have been given funny looks when I cry out on the train or amongst work colleagues ha ha .. a must read and as soon as my granddaughter is old enough I shall let her listen to all of them ..

I was there watching in my minds eye

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