The Heart of What Was Lost 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.

Set in the New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard, this short novel continues the saga that inspired a generation of fantasists Pride often goes before a fall, but sometimes that prideful fall is so catastrophic that it changes history itself. Among the immortal Sithi of Osten Ard, none are more beloved and admired than the two sons of the ruling family, steady Hakatri and his proud and fiery younger brother Ineluki—Ineluki, who will one day become the undead Storm King. The younger brother makes a bold, terrible oath that he will destroy deadly Hidohebhi, a terrifying monster, but instead drags his brother with him into a disaster that threatens not just their family but all the Sithi—and perhaps all of humankind as well. Set a thousand years before the events of Williams' The Dragonbone Chair, the tale of Ineluki's tragic boast and what it brings is told by Pamon Kes, Hakatri's faithful servant. Kes is not one of the Sithi but a member of the enslaved Changeling race, and his loyalty has never before been tested. Now he must face the terrible black dragon at his master's side, then see his own life changed forever in a mere instant by Ineluki's rash, selfish promise.

New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’ ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! • Volume One of The Last King of Osten Ard The Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, was published in hardcover in October, 1988, launching the series that was to become one of the seminal works of modern epic fantasy. Many of today’s top-selling fantasy authors, from Patrick Rothfuss to George R. R. Martin to Christopher Paolini credit Tad with being the inspiration for their own series. Now, twenty-four years after the conclusion of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Tad returns to his beloved universe and characters with The Witchwood Crown, the first novel in the long-awaited sequel trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard. Thirty years have passed since the events of the earlier novels, and the world has reached a critical turning point once again. The realm is threatened by divisive forces, even as old allies are lost, and others are lured down darker paths. Perhaps most terrifying of all, the Norns—the long-vanquished elvish foe—are stirring once again, preparing to reclaim the mortal-ruled lands that once were theirs....

Der Auftakt von Tad Williams' neuem Epos aus Osten Ard Osten Ard ist in Aufruhr. Seit 30 Jahre regieren König Simon und Königin Miriamel mit Weisheit und Güte über ihr Land. Doch die dunklen Mächte sammeln sich um die Nornenkönigin und wollen sich Osten Ard untertan machen. Vor allem Prinz Morgan ist in Gefahr, denn die Feinde wollen seine Thronbesteigung verhindern und selbst die Macht erlangen. Da ruft König Simon seine alten Freunde zu Hilfe, und Binabiq, Aditu, Jiriki und Jeremias treten gemeinsam mit ihm gegen die Nornen und andere Widersacher an. Wird es einen gerechten Kampf geben? Können die Freunde Osten Ard verteidigen? Und wird Prinz Morgan unversehrt aus der Schlacht zurückkehren?

Die Nornenkönigin streckt ihre Hand nach der sagenumwobenen Hexenholzkrone aus und der Schatten eines aufziehenden Krieges legt sich über Osten Ard. Da wird eine Gesandte der Sithi, die mit einer Nachricht für König Simon und Königin Miriamele unterwegs war, schwer verwundet im Wald nahe dem Palast gefunden. Und ein Attentat auf einen alten Gefährten innerhalb der Palastmauern sorgt für noch größere Unruhe. Der Angreifer erwähnt immer wieder die Morriga, eine uralte Kriegsgöttin. Um mehr über die Bedrohung durch die Nornen herauszufinden, schickt das Thronpaar schweren Herzens Prinz Morgan zu dem Volk der Sithi. Wird er wohlbehalten zurückkehren von seiner Mission? Ist ein Krieg gegen die Nornen noch abzuwenden? Und was hat es mit den Gerüchten um das Erwachen der Morriga auf sich? Und nicht zuletzt ist da noch das Versprechen, das Simon und Miriamele ihrem alten Freund Herzog Isgrimnur auf dem Sterbebett gegeben haben ...

Following on from The Witchwood Crown, Empire of Grass: Book Two of The Last King of Osten Ard continues the story of one of the best loved fantasy epics of all time - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, the inspiration for Christopher Paolini and George R. R. Martin.

The New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard returns in the third Last King of Osten Ard novel, as threats to the kingdom loom... The High Throne of Erkynland is tottering, its royal family divided and diminished. Queen Miriamele has been caught up in a brutal rebellion in the south and thought to have died in a fiery attack. Her grandson Morgan, heir to the throne, has been captured by one of Utuk’ku’s soldiers in the ruins of an abandoned city. Miriamele’s husband, King Simon, is overwhelmed by grief and hopelessness, unaware that many of these terrible things have been caused by Pasevalles, a murderous traitor inside Simon’s own court at the Hayholt. Meanwhile, a deadly army of Norns led by the ageless, vengeful Queen Utuk’ku, has swept into Erkynland and thrown down the fortress of Naglimund, slaughtering the inhabitants and digging up the ancient grave of Ruyan the Navigator. Utuk’ku plans to use the Navigator’s fabled armor to call up the spirit of Hakatri, the evil Storm King’s brother. Even the Sithi, fairy-kin to the Norns, are helpless to stop Utuk’ku’s triumph as her armies simultaneously march on the Hayholt and force their way into the forbidden, ogre-guarded valley of Tanakirú—the Narrowdark—where a secret waits that might bring Simon’s people and their Sithi allies salvation—or doom.

The final part of The Last King of Osten Ard trilogy.