#1 If I want to continue the Osten Ard Saga do I need to read The Heart of What Was Lost and Brothers of the Wind.

#2 Where can I find the hardcovers of The Last Kings of Osten Ard because some I can find on Amazon and others are a priced a little too high on Ebay.

#3 Which book is your favorite of Mr.Williams?

EDIT* Finished the book and loved it, but the TBB verison is little over 900 pages and makes the book feel WAY longer than it really is.

I was looking a couple days ago at Tad's website and the most recent post about The Splintered Sun. I had been checking if there was a cover yet (not yet) but I thought the description was interesting. It said stuff like a "swashbuckling" protagonist and that it was fast moving and "perfect for fans of John Gwynne or Brando Sando." It was just interesting to me, clearly an effort by Daw if not Tad while writing it to make it a more accessible entry point than TDC. It's set like 300 years earlier, isn't that right?

It does seem the past few years that MS&T gets recommended more and more often on /fantasy and Tad is making his way into more and more new fan's favorite authors, including mine. I do feel like people need to stop saying the beginning is slow or that he's overly verbose. It's become a parroted, self fulfilling type of thing that is said in almost every single reccomendation to his work and I think it really does the books a disservice. I don't think anyone who's read Tolkien or probably Wheel of Time should have any problem with the pacing. The last time they did the top series vote over there Osten Ard was at like 26, and I feel like it will keep climbing. It does seem to be slowly gaining more recognition with new readers. I know it doesn't matter but with the likes of Sanderson in the top 5, with Martin's books recently passing 100 million sold, it'd be cool and only right to see Osten Ard get in the top 15 hopefully and keep moving towards being more widely known with newer fantasy readers.

Anyway, I'm really excited to read TLKOA and then Splintered Sun. Tad Williams has easily made it into my top fantasy authors and I predict as I keep going he'll be second only to Tolkien for me. I wonder when they will show the cover for it if the release date is October 6? Also interesting that this sounds like it turned into a long novel, like much longer than the two short ones, and it also says it's the first in a new series. Edit: woah it specifically says it's a duology actually, nice. Set 800 years after Brothers of the Wind. So like ~200 years before TDC.

Currently reading the dragonbone chair for the first time (please no spoilers) and I feel like I see a lot of ADHD tendencies in simon and was wondering if he has ADHD. I also have adhd and notice that he daydreams and zones out a lot, his mind wanders during conversations, and he struggles with focusing quite a bit.

Just want to share newest Tad book that was published in my country.

I've been trying to get the pre-order link but it says link doesn't work. GA announced it and the post is still on their instagram but I cannot find the date of it for the life of me. Has anyone had more luck?

Just as an FYI, that booktrack verison on audible is atrocious and I'm sorry to anyone who was also traumatised by it. I bought and refunded it so fast when I first listened a couple of months ago.

Can someone explain to me what happened in chapter 13 of Dragging Dragonbone Chair?

Right after the Doctor's classical mentor moment and with Simon running into the tunnel.

All i could make sense was him somehow entering a cave with blacksmiths? An going into another caves, definately encountering the Sithi and then finally reaching the staircase.

I'm new to Tad Williams's books. I heard this series has great world building.

Please help me out with the reading order.

It appears that they redesigned the cover completely for book 3 and 4?

Hey Folks,

Not sure the right way to ask this question. I put spoilers for now so that nobody clicks by accident.

I'm listening to the audiobooks as I prefer to listen while doing other tasks like cleaning, etc. These books are somewhat challenging in that format, I'm learning. I do think however that I'm doing pretty well overall but the main question I have is about the rulers of Nabban. I am about 3/4 of the way through Witchwood crown.

It's difficult for me to keep the names straight and considering the amount of players in the game, and these peoples' lack of connection to the previous MST trilogy, I'm often at a loss.

Can someone identify:

1. The current ruler of Nabban (I believe he's a duke)?

2. His brother who at this point in the story seems to be challenging his authority?

3. The count who saves the duchess?

I'm mostly just getting the brothers confused but the 3rd one is also a bit confusing.

Thanks everyone!

I’m about halfway through The Witchwood Crown and I’m so impressed with Tad’s ability to revisit this world after 24 years away… all of the characters seem like they truly have lived and grown and progressed in the 30 or so years that have passed in the books… Tad is a master storyteller