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New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams landmark epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! “One of my favorite fantasy series.” George R. R. Martin “Groundbreaking.” Patrick Rothfuss “One of the great fantasy epics of all time.” Christopher Paolini. Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard in his internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. The trilogy inspired a...

"Ren Daiyan was still just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate of Kitai. That moment on a lonely road changed his life-- in entirely unexpected ways, sending him into the forests of Kitai among the outlaws. From there he emerges years later-- and his life changes again, dramatically, as he circles towards the court and emperor, while war approaches Kitai from the north. Lin Shan is the daughter of a scholar,...

In the land of the mortals, Skylan Ivorson and the Vindrasi clan are pulled into a battle between the Gods of Raj and the Gods of the New Dawn as they embark on a mission to reclaim the bones of a powerful Vektia dragon in an effort to save their dying gods. They must unravel an ever-expanding web of deceit and foul play if they hope to survive.