Stone of Farewell: Memory, Sorrow & Thorn Book 2

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Following a brutal civil war, Osten Ard has been crushed under the rule of the two villainous High Kings. 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. Once but a humble kitchen-boy, Simon is now Simon Snowlock, dragonslayer and bearer of the mythical sword Thorn. But Simon is more alone than ever before: his friends have been imprisoned and his liege lord, Prince Josua, has been exiled. And the Storm King may also be in possession of one of the swords... A 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 no one knows where the Stone of Farewell is. Or, indeed, what it is... In STONE OF FAREWELL, Tad Williams sets his characters against impossible odds - and proves that the beloved, internationally-bestselling DRAGONBONE CHAIR was no fluke, but one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.

World-famous fantasy novelist Tad Williams is the author of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, Otherland, Shadowmarch and Bobby Dollar series. He lives in California with his wife Deborah Beale, co-author of the Ordinary Farm Adventures series, and their family.

Williams has begun a well-written, colourfully characterized and very readable saga * Publishers Weekly * The fantasy equivalent of war and peace * Locus * Without doubt on of the best fantasy novels I have read * Vector * A solid story spiced with political intrigue and strong, appealing heroes. Highly recommended * Library Journal * Williams is our Tolkien, and I suspect his coronation will be confirmed * Fear * [A] truly remarkable piece of storytelling . . . a glorious work or art * Starburst * One of my favourite fantasy series -- George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones One of the main reasons I started writing fantasy . . . Tad Williams' work is an essential part of any science fiction and fantasy library -- Christopher Paolini, author of the Inheritance Cycle series Ground-breaking . . . changed how people thought of the genre and paved the way for so much modern fantasy, including mine -- Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller Chronicle