Empire Of Grass (book Two Of The Last King Of Osten Ard)

By (author) Williams Tad
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From world-famous fantasy novelist Tad Williams, Empire of Grass is Book Two of The Last King of Osten Ard.
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''Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy'' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
''A master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece'' BRANDON SANDERSON
''Paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine'' PATRICK ROTHFUSS

Return to the trials of King Simon and Queen Miriamele as threats to their kingdom loom . . .

The kingdoms of Osten Ard have been at peace for decades, but now, the threat of a new war grows to nightmarish proportions.

Simon and Miriamele, royal husband and wife, face danger from every side. Their allies in Hernystir have made a pact with the dreadful Queen of the Norns to allow her armies to cross into mortal lands. The ancient, powerful nation of Nabban is on the verge of bloody civil war, and the fierce nomads of the Thrithings grasslands have begun to mobilize, united by superstitious fervor and their age-old hatred of the city-dwellers. But as the countries and peoples of the High Ward bicker among themselves, battle, bloodshed, and dark magics threaten to pull civilizations to pieces. And over it all looms the mystery of the Witchwood Crown, the deadly puzzle that Simon, Miriamele, and their allies must solve if they wish to survive.

But as the kingdoms of Osten Ard are torn apart by fear and greed, a few individuals will fight for their own lives and destinies-not yet aware that the survival of everything depends on them.

READERS LOVE IT
''An instant classic'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''A master storyteller'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''I didn''t want this book to end'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Eagerly waiting for the next enthralling part'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
''Tad Williams really writes top tier epic fantasy'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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One of my favourite fantasy series
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Ground-breaking . . . changed how people thought of the genre and paved the way for so much modern fantasy, including mine
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One of the main reasons I started writing fantasy . . . Tad Williams'' work is an essential part of any science fiction and fantasy library
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Comparable to fantasy''s most meticulously rendered realms, like Tolkien''s Middle-earth and Martin''s Westeros.
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Empire of Grass not only meets expectations, but surpasses them in almost all ways. Few authors manage to write a series with as much depth and relevance as Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn once in a career. Williams is two-thirds of the way through doing it twice
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It''s no wonder Tad Williams has inspired so many great authors of fantasy to take up the pen. His work is, and continues to be, amongst the best of the genre
Biographical note:
Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers: the Otherland epic now plays as an MMO on steam.com. He, his family and his animals live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. @tadwilliams @mrstad
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One of my favourite fantasy series

One of the main reasons I started writing fantasy . . . Tad Williams'' work is an essential part of any science fiction and fantasy library

Ground-breaking . . . changed how people thought of the genre and paved the way for so much modern fantasy, including mine