'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 ROTHFUSSReturn 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' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐