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Posted on 29 December 2016  by  Tad    In interviews and at readings, I have often talked about how weird and interesting it is to write really long stories. This time may be the weirdest and most interesting yet. Continue reading →

   This entry was posted in News, Newsletter and tagged Newsletter, Osten Ard, The Heart of What Was Lost, The Last King of Osten Ard, The Witchwood Crown. Bookmark the permalink.        Hodder & Stoughton to republish Memory, Sorrow and Thorn in Paperback  Posted on 8 December 2016  by  Olaf Keith    Hodder & Stoughton has announced new paperback editions of all four Memory, Sorrow and Thorn books to be published January 5th, 2017. Continue reading →

   This entry was posted in News and tagged M, Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Stone of Farewell, The Dragonbone Chair, To Green Angel Tower. Bookmark the permalink.        Osten Ard returns to Germany  Posted on 4 December 2016  by  Olaf Keith    Tad´s German publisher Klett-Cotta will publish new Osten Ard editions starting March 11th, 2017. Continue reading →

   This entry was posted in News and tagged Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Stone of Farewell, The Dragonbone Chair, The Last King of Osten Ard, The Witchwood Crown, To Green Angel Tower. Bookmark the permalink.        Upcoming Events  Posted on 3 December 2016  by  Olaf Keith    Tad Williams´ event calendar for 2017 with upcoming interviews, convention appearances and book tours. The events page will be regularly updated to keep you informed about upcoming appearances. Continue reading →

   This entry was posted in News and tagged events, Interview, Readings, Writing. Bookmark the permalink.        The Heart of What Was Lost  Posted on 1 September 2016  by  Olaf Keith    The first new Osten Ard novel in over 20 years was published in the US and the UK in January 2017. Continue reading →

   This entry was posted in News and tagged Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Osten Ard, The Last King of Osten Ard, To Green Angel Tower. Bookmark the permalink.               Recent Posts   The Heart of What Was Lost: Yet More Reviews!    The reviews for The Heart of What Was Lost, now two weeks published, just keep coming in. Continue reading →

   Posted on 15 January 2017  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Reviews   |   Tagged Osten Ard, The Last King of Osten Ard   |  Leave a reply     The Heart of What Was Lost: More Reviews!    The wonderful reviews for The Heart of What Was Lost continue to pour in. Continue reading →

   Posted on 8 January 2017  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Reviews   |   Tagged Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Osten Ard, publishing, The Heart of What Was Lost   |  Leave a reply     The Heart of What Was Lost: First Reviews!    The first reviews for Tad´s The Heart of What Was Lost are in. Here is our first round-up of reviews and reactions! Continue reading →

   Posted on 1 January 2017  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Reviews   |   Tagged Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Osten Ard, The Last King of Osten Ard      The Dragonbone Chair is the Reddit bookclub selection for January 2017    The book community Reddit Books (r/books) has just announced that The Dragonbone Chair will be their bookclub pick for January 2017! Continue reading →

   Posted on 31 December 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in Events, News   |   Tagged Interview, Memory Sorrow and Thorn, social media, The Dragonbone Chair      New Osten Ard Editions in the Netherlands    New Dutch editions of Tad´s Osten Ard novels are being published. Continue reading →

   Posted on 4 December 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News   |   Tagged Memory, Osten Ard, Sorrow and Thorn, The Heart of What Was Lost      Event: Tad Williams in conversation with Peter S. Beagle    Event: Tad Williams in conversation with Peter S. Beagle Thursday, October 6, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Continue reading →

   Posted on 3 December 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in Events, News   |   Tagged Interview, publishing, Readings, Writing      Cover Reveal: New Otherland and Shadowmarch Editions for the UK    The new print editions will be published on January 5th, 2017. The wonderful new artwork was created by Ben Summers. Continue reading →

   Posted on 11 October 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News   |   Tagged Cover Reveal, Otherland, Shadowmarch      Not too much longer now…    Tad´s latest newsletter on writing Hard Fantasy and research. Plus an Osten Ard update on The Heart of What Was Lost and more. Continue reading →

   Posted on 22 September 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Newsletter   |   Tagged Hard Fantasy, Michael Whelan, Newsletter, Osten Ard, The Heart of What Was Lost, The Last King of Osten Ard, The Witchwood Crown      OTHERLAND MMORPG officially released    OTHERLAND MMORPG officially released. The game is now available commercially as free-to-play. Continue reading →

   Posted on 11 September 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Otherland MMO News   |   Tagged Adaptations, Otherland, Otherland Game      New French E-Book Editions of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn    Tad´s French paperback publisher Pocket has for the first time licensed French ebook editions of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, which have been published by digital publisher 12-21 in May 2016. The complete story of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is available … Continue reading →

   Posted on 31 August 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News      Audiobooks, Audiobooks!    Tad´s unabridged audiobook recordings in the US and in the UK. Continue reading →

   Posted on 31 August 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News   |   Tagged audiobooks, Bobby Dollar, Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Otherland, Shadowmarch      From the Highways and Byways of Tad´s Brain    Tad´s latest newsletter including a fantasy masterclass. Continue reading →

   Posted on 12 July 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Newsletter   |   Tagged Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Osten Ard, Stone of Farewell, The Dragonbone Chair, The Heart of What Was Lost, The Witchwood Crown, To Green Angel Tower, World-Building, Writing       Memory, Sorrow and Thorn re-released with new artwork Gallery   Posted on 26 April 2016  by  Olaf Keith       This gallery contains 5 photos.

 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is re-released in the US in new trade paperback, eBook and audiobook editions. Continue reading →

    Posted in News   |   Tagged Christopher Paolini, Cover Art, George R.R. Martin, Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Patrick Rothfuss, Stone of Farewell, The Dragonbone Chair, To Green Angel Tower      NIGHT FINAL: a short story.    By Michael Layne Heath. I writ this at age 19, recently discovered from journals of that time. Aside from the odd syntax mistake, it is as written then.  Continue reading →

   Posted on 16 March 2016  by  M L Heath  in The Groovers' Grotto      Re-Reading Memory, Sorrow and Thorn    Ever since Tad Williams´ original announcement that he would return to the world of Osten Ard with new trilogy The Last King of Osten Ard, the internet has been abuzz with excitement. Now that the first volume, The Witchwood Crown, … Continue reading →

   Posted on 16 January 2016  by  Olaf Keith  in News, Reviews   |   Tagged Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Stone of Farewell, The Dragonbone Chair, The Heart of What Was Lost, The Last King of Osten Ard, To Green Angel Tower      The Daily Tad     Favorite QuotesCome away, dreamer, come away. Soon you will witness things that only sleepers and sorcerers can see. Climb onto the wind and let it bear you — yes, it is a swift and frightening steed, but there are leagues and leagues to journey and the night is short.—Shadowmarch

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