American · b. 1957
Tad Williams is an American fantasy and science fiction author best known for the epic Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series, a major influence on modern epic fantasy.
Tad Williams is a prolific author of epic fantasy and science fiction whose intricate world-building and ambitious storytelling have influenced a generation of writers.
His Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, beginning with The Dragonbone Chair, is widely credited as a key inspiration for later epics, including George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. He followed it with the genre-bending Otherland series, the Shadowmarch books, and a return to his most famous world in The Last King of Osten Ard.
Williams is admired for his richly detailed worlds, careful plotting, and lasting impact on the development of modern epic fantasy.
by Tad Williams
The second volume of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn expands the world of Osten Ard while multiple groups pursue their separate quests toward the gathering storm. Simon is growing up; the Storm King's power is growing; and the three swords of the title prophecy become clearer in their significance.
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by Tad Williams
The monumental conclusion to Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. As the undead Storm King's plan nears completion, Simon and the scattered alliance race to gather the three great swords and confront a doom that may unmake the world — in one of epic fantasy's largest and most influential finales.
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by Tad Williams
Simon, a kitchen boy in the great castle Hayholt, is swept up in events that threaten the kingdom when the old High King dies and his heir plunges the realm into civil war. The first volume of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn — a series that influenced George R.R. Martin profoundly and proved that epic fantasy could carry genuine literary ambition.
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by Tad Williams
The first volume of The Last King of Osten Ard, Tad Williams's return to the world of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Decades after the events of that trilogy, the aging King Simon and Queen Miriamele face a new threat as the immortal Norns stir again and a generation of new characters comes of age.
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