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The Heart of What Was Lost
by Tad Williams
Osten Ard is a truly magical world, but its mysteries and secrets are deep and dark. So buckle up and prepare yourself. As the Mountain Folk say: Welcome stranger. The paths are treacherous today.
Blurb: 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.
Let me first say that you do not need to read the original trilogy to read this book, but hopefully it will make you interested in doing so to. The book carries a self-contained story, and in true style the author manages to build full characters, a vibrant and living setting, and an intriguing plot that keeps the reader on its toes, and creates as many mysteries as it reveals answers. We are also introduced to the very complex relationship between the humans and the elf-like races of the Sithi and Norns, as well as a glimpse into the relationship between those two races themselves.
There is action and suspense within these 200 pages to please any reader, but it is the warring of ideas, and the battles within characters that carry the heaviest consequences. The characters, like real people, carry flaws, come into contact with realities that conflict with their understanding, and are forced to change, or perhaps face unbeing…
It is a very satisfying read, and at the same time it leaves me wanting more. Just as it should.
*** *** ***
Edit/Reread notes
Having read the book a second time, I stand by my earlier review and rating. I'll just add that while I don't think it's necessary to read this book before The Witchwood Crown, I do believe it will give you more pleasure to do so, and it gives some deeper insights into the world of Osten Ard.
Plus, it really is a terrific little story.
Blurb: 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.
Let me first say that you do not need to read the original trilogy to read this book, but hopefully it will make you interested in doing so to. The book carries a self-contained story, and in true style the author manages to build full characters, a vibrant and living setting, and an intriguing plot that keeps the reader on its toes, and creates as many mysteries as it reveals answers. We are also introduced to the very complex relationship between the humans and the elf-like races of the Sithi and Norns, as well as a glimpse into the relationship between those two races themselves.
There is action and suspense within these 200 pages to please any reader, but it is the warring of ideas, and the battles within characters that carry the heaviest consequences. The characters, like real people, carry flaws, come into contact with realities that conflict with their understanding, and are forced to change, or perhaps face unbeing…
It is a very satisfying read, and at the same time it leaves me wanting more. Just as it should.
*** *** ***
Edit/Reread notes
Having read the book a second time, I stand by my earlier review and rating. I'll just add that while I don't think it's necessary to read this book before The Witchwood Crown, I do believe it will give you more pleasure to do so, and it gives some deeper insights into the world of Osten Ard.
Plus, it really is a terrific little story.