'One of my favourite fantasy series.' George R. R. Martin international bestselling author of
A Game of Thrones Kitchen-boy Simon is bored restless and fourteen years old - a dangerous
combination. It seems however that his life has just taken a turn for the better when he's
apprenticed to his castle's resident wizard. As Simon's learning to read and write under Doctor
Morgenes' tutelage forces greater than he could possible imagine are gathering: forces which
will change Simon's life - and his world - forever. Following the death of Good King John
Osten Ard is plunged into civil war as his sons battle for control of the fabled Dragonbone
Chair - the country's throne as well as the symbol of its power. Simon is forced to flee the
only home he has ever known a journey which will test him beyond his worst nightmares. With
THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten
Ard and kicked off the beloved internationally bestselling series Memory Sorrow and Thorn.
PRAISE FOR MEMORY SORROW AND THORN 'Ground-breaking . . . changed how people thought of the
genre and paved the way for so much modern fantasy including mine.' Patrick Rothfuss
bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicle '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
