69. Tad Williams - To Green Angel Tower
Tad Williams called this Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy the "Bloated Epic" in his introductions to this book. Now I know why. It was one thing that the first two books were well over 800 pages each, but this last one was so large that the publishers couldn't even put it into one paperback! Yes, in order to read this book, you need to either lug around a very large 1,600 page hardcover or buy two paperbacks. I did the latter.
Once again, we are returned to the story of Simon, the young kitchen scullion whose life has been turned around completely when King Elias and his evil counsellor Pyrates took over the kingdom and turned Osten Ard into a frozen wasteland. After having battled a dragon, travelled to the land of the Sithi, and finally found a new home at the Stone of Farewell, Simon did not know how his life was going to turn next. Working with Prince Joshua, his friend Binabik, the Princess Miramele, and a host of others, it is decided that they now need to make a stand against King Elias if they have any hopes of freeing their lands from his evil grip and that of Elias' ally Ineluki the Storm King. The task will not be easy because they have only a ragtag bunch of survivors who are willing to fight. Somehow, Joshua needs to find allies to help build his army if he has any chance of succeeding. But where can he find those who are strong enough and willing enough to stand up to King Elias?
I will be honest and say that this book took me about a month to read. Like his other books, this isn't an "easy" ready but it is so enjoyable. You will quickly come to think of the characters in his books as close friends and will be sitting on the edge of your seat when trouble stirs for any of the characters, which happens quite often. I fell into this book and probably would've finished it a lot quicker if it wasn't for the hassles of school because I just couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this entire series to anybody who enjoys a good fantasy story with well thought out characters and plot lines.
Too bad this couldn't count as two books for my list, eh? LOL :)
Once again, we are returned to the story of Simon, the young kitchen scullion whose life has been turned around completely when King Elias and his evil counsellor Pyrates took over the kingdom and turned Osten Ard into a frozen wasteland. After having battled a dragon, travelled to the land of the Sithi, and finally found a new home at the Stone of Farewell, Simon did not know how his life was going to turn next. Working with Prince Joshua, his friend Binabik, the Princess Miramele, and a host of others, it is decided that they now need to make a stand against King Elias if they have any hopes of freeing their lands from his evil grip and that of Elias' ally Ineluki the Storm King. The task will not be easy because they have only a ragtag bunch of survivors who are willing to fight. Somehow, Joshua needs to find allies to help build his army if he has any chance of succeeding. But where can he find those who are strong enough and willing enough to stand up to King Elias?
I will be honest and say that this book took me about a month to read. Like his other books, this isn't an "easy" ready but it is so enjoyable. You will quickly come to think of the characters in his books as close friends and will be sitting on the edge of your seat when trouble stirs for any of the characters, which happens quite often. I fell into this book and probably would've finished it a lot quicker if it wasn't for the hassles of school because I just couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this entire series to anybody who enjoys a good fantasy story with well thought out characters and plot lines.
Too bad this couldn't count as two books for my list, eh? LOL :)
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