false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171239923m/91981.jpg 91981 25 In the peaceful land of Osten Ard, the good king is dying-and a long-dreaded evil is about to be unleashed. Only Simon, a lowly castle scullion apprenticed to a secret order dedicated to halting the coming darkness, can solve the dangerous riddle that offers salvation to the land. 840191 book 1988 The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) total:2552|5:890|4:995|3:528|2:104|1:35| 2552 10257 3328 177 5 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 20:58:54 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 20:59:00 -0700 2007 5 2 false false Wed Jul 09 23:49:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 23:57:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 true false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jun 29 10:13:04 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 10:31:17 -0700 2007 Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn remains, IMHO, one of the most underread and underappreciated series out there. I suspect that the length of the novels scares some people off; Dragonbone Chair is the shortest, and it's still a...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 21:27:07 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 21:27:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 15:42:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:45:08 -0700 2009
Williams does a great job with character development in this book. Simon, the main character, starts out a careless child. He's not quite a brat but no...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Oct 05 17:33:31 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:38:46 -0700 2009
Here's the deal. This trilogy was very satisfying, inventive, not derivative, a genuine pleasure to r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Tue Mar 31 08:27:10 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 08:58:23 -0700 2009 Tad Williams’ Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn trilogy was one of the first fantasy series I ever read and it's still one of my favorites.

The writing style is very pleasant and the pace is slow enough to be savored, but characters actually accomplish thin...more...]]> 5 1 true false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Wed Oct 15 23:31:37 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 23:41:13 -0700 2008 3 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Wed Oct 15 22:46:58 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 22:50:00 -0700 2008
I have a signed hardcover copy by Tad Williams. :)]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 08 05:43:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 05:43:21 -0700 2009
On the surface, it is a typical comming-of-age/peasant-boy-becomes-hero story, but the characters offer a real depth rarely found in typical fantasy. The young "heroes" in the book don't always win, and even when they do, victory come...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 18:47:44 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 11:19:39 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 15:13:19 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:20:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 05:53:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 07:02:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Thu Jun 04 20:20:25 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 10:10:34 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 08:30:42 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 13:57:13 -0700 2009 A young boy by the name of Simon is sent on a mission to stop the spread of the Storm King. Along his travels he befriends a troll by the name of Binabik along with his riding wolf Qantaqa, who help him in his search to find the “League of the Scroll.” Along the way he ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Aug 30 19:27:05 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 19:27:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Aug 16 10:05:43 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 10:15:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 06:01:38 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 13:30:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false true Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue May 27 11:36:53 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 11:39:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 29 09:22:16 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 09:24:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=91981