by The WandererAuthor: Tad Williams
Publisher: DAW Books
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Series: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Book One
Pages: 766
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Tad Williams’ Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of modern fantasy’s most influential series’. Although it is written in a style similar to Tolkien, Williams gave the fantasy genre a more adult make over without taking the conventions developed by Tolkien completely off the rails.
To say the Dragonbone Chair kicks things off for Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn would imply that Williams hits the ground running, but this book really starts at a crawl. This is an excellent novel that takes a long time to get going, and less patient readers will likely lose interest. For those who stick around, a well crafted world with a traditional fantasy plot and well developed characters will make Williams’ story and world well worth the time spent visiting.
