Simon, a young kitchen boy and magician's apprentice, finds his dreams of great deeds and heroic wars becoming an all too shocking reality in a terrifying civil war.

The evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn into their nightmarish world, Prince Josua's allies struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell. But time is running out as the League of the Scroll try to reclaim the secret of magic they have forgotten.

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

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"Takes place in the half-year after the end of To Green Angel Tower, and tells of the attempt by Isgrimnur and a force largely made up of Rimmersgard soldiers to destroy the remaining Norns as they flee back to their homeland and their mountain. It also answers some questions about what actually happened in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Green Angel Tower"--Goodreads.com.