![]() We have been immensely privileged to publish the Bobby Dollar series and are absolutely delighted that one of the landmark fantasy series of the coming years will appear on our list. So the news of this series seems like a beautiful homecoming to me and all the other fans of that classic series at Hodder. ‘The Memory Sorrow and Thorn books form some of my fondest memories of publishing and are as fresh and vibrant today as they were when I came across them in the 80s when I was lucky enough to be working on the Legend imprint which acquired them. Oliver Johnson, Associate Publisher at Hodder and Stoughton says: And I’ll do my absolute best to make all the kind responses I’ve already had justified.’ More than that, I feel I can do something that will stand up to the best books in our field. I believe I can now write a story worthy of those much-loved settings and characters, one that people who haven’t read the originals can enjoy, but which will of course mean more to those who know the original work. In fact, it sprang out of a conversation with wife Deborah Beale late last spring, and it’s been coming together for most of a year now, so we kept it secret pretty long. : Empire of Grass: Book Two of The Last King of Osten Ard (Last King of Osten Ard 2): Fine condition used 2019 First Print Edition Hardback with. (That’s called “franchising” and I don’t like it much, personally.) I always said, “If a story ever comes to me that wants to be written, then yes, I’ll consider it.” And it finally did. ‘I haven’t gone back to my old worlds very often, precisely because I never wanted to be doing so simply to be doing it. In this new trilogy, Williams journeys back to the magical land of Osten Ard and continues the story of beloved characters King Simon and Queen Miriamele, married now for thirty years, and introduces newcomer Prince Morgan, their heir apparent. Since the release of this classic trilogy, Williams has authored many critically acclaimed novels, short stories, and comic books, including the Otherland, Shadowmarch, and Bobby Dollar series. What should I know about this authors background in writing fantasy novels Tad has authored numerous top series of fantasy novels throughout his career. ![]() This first installment and the subsequent books- Stone of Farewell and To Green Angel Tower-sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five languages. The author behind the renowned 'Osten Ard' book series is none other than author Tad Williams, who has achieved great acclaim in the fantasy fiction genre. He took the fantasy community by storm in 1988 with the first novel in the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, The Dragonbone Chair. ![]() Tad Williams has been one of the most respected names in speculative fiction since the release of his debut novel, Tailchaser’s Song, in 1985. The first two tribes had ruled the third in their ancestral home called the Garden, but in Osten Ard the Tinukedaya went their own way, developing into two separate tribes, the seafaring Niskies and the earth-dwelling Dwarrows. The series will begin with The Witchwood Crown, continue with Empire of Grass, and conclude with The Navigator’s Children. In Osten Ard the Gardenborn prospered and they built nine great cities of tremendous beauty. The first two books, The Witchwood Crown and Empire of Grass, deal with the Norn elves stirring to reclaim their ancestral lands, which are now ruled by mortals.Hodder and Stoughton have acquired three books by Tad Williams that are sequels to the New York Times bestselling sensation of the 1980s and 1990s, the Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, which inspired George R R Martin to write A Song of Ice and Fire and launched Christopher Paolini’s writing career. The Last King of Osten Ard trilogy is a follow-up to Williams’ Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, which ran from 1988 to 1993. Granted, the new book will be “prodigiously cut,” so the word count may drop below its current binding-busting amount, but we’ll still raise a glass while we can. ![]() And guess what, good people, #TheNavigatorsChildren in first draft is bigger than #ToGreenAngelTower & is currently being prodigiously cut, as it needs to be… God bless my loverly motor-mouth man whose ADHD is his superpower
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