Synopsis:
As the Storm King’s minions gain power, the forces opposed to his evil influence struggle to fulfill an ancient prophecy–that may, in fact, be their ultimate downfall. Continue reading
To Green Angel Tower (Part 2) by Tad Williams
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To Green Angel Tower (Part 1) by Tad Williams
Synopsis:
War looms ever closer as the dreaded Storm King’s forces grow in power.
Review:
To Green Angel Tower (Part 1) is the continuation of Tad Williams’s Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series. Parts 1 and 2 clock in at 800 pages apiece, but I don’t know why they’re one book split into two, unless it’s because trilogies are cool and four-book series aren’t. Continue reading
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Synopsis:
Young Simon is in the middle of the biggest adventure his land has seen in years, but if he and is friends fail their mission, the wicked Storm King will prevail. Book Two of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.
Review:
I know it sounds like Lord of the Rings, but it’s all in the details, people. (Though he does team up with a dwarf and spend some time with some Elf-like folk.) I found the first book in the series, The Dragonbone Chair, a bit of a slog, but this book picked things up considerably. Williams has no great facility with dialogue, but by the end of the book I’d forgiven him because he’d come up with some wonderful set pieces and had deepened the mythology to a suitably intriguing point. Continue reading
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Synopsis:
After the death of the beloved king, a land falls into chaos and war, and one young boy finds that his destiny is inextricably linked with that of his people.
Review:
The Dragonbone Chair is the first in an epic fantasy trilogy that borrows from Arthurian legend and the myth of Prester John, among others, in a vaguely medieval world where dragons are not yet a memory. I found book one to be a very slow start to a series that got rave after rave on Amazon.com, or maybe I’m just spoiled by Robin Hobb. I had trouble keeping all the warring factions straight, and never really emotionally invested in the story. There was a lack of sophistication in the character development that irked me. However, towards the end I began to believe that Williams has a mythology in mind that will be exciting to discover. Continue reading