First and foremost, of course, Simon and Miriamel. Various characters have been taken out of the universe, others have grown in their roles. Almost better than in the previous cycle. The mix of characters in this book is really well done by Williams.These aspects attracted me the most while reading. The rigging is slack, the sails have holes, but the bottom is still seaworthy.” Like a ship that has plowed the same waves for many years. “God’s Blood, have we truly become old? he wondered. King Simon and Queen Miriamele must send their only heir to the throne, Prince Morgan, on a mission to the ancient Sithi people. The attacker keeps mentioning the Morriga, an ancient goddess of war. And an assassination attempt on an old companion within the palace walls causes even greater unrest. Then a Sithi envoy, on her way with a message for King Simon and Queen Miriamele, is found badly wounded in the forest near the palace. The Queen of the Norns reaches out for the legendary Witchwood Crown, and the shadow of a looming war settles over Osten Ard. But the dark forces are gathering around the Queen of the Norns and want to subjugate Osten Ard. For 30 years King Simon and Queen Miriamel have ruled their land with wisdom and kindness. What have you gained to offset that loss? Patience? Perhaps a little wisdom? Then be patient, and perhaps you’ll also be wise.” 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 Tanakiru-the Narrowdark-where a secret waits that might bring Simon's people and their Sithi allies salvation-or doom.“God gives us all youth, and the takes it away again. Utuk'ku plans to use the Navigator's fabled armor to call up the spirit of Hakatri, the evil Storm King's brother. 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. 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. Her grandson Morgan, heir to the throne, has been captured by one of Utuk'ku's soldiers in the ruins of an abandoned city. he south and thought to have died in a fiery attack. Queen Miriamele has been caught up in a brutal rebellion in t. The High Throne of Erkynland is tottering, its royal family divided and diminished. 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. But as the kingdoms of Osten Ard are torn apart by fear and greed, a few individuals will fight for their own lives and destinies-not yet aware that the survival of everything depends on them. And over it all looms the mystery of the Witchwood Crown, the deadly puzzle that Simon, Miriamele, and their allies must solve if they wish to survive. But as the countries and peoples of the High Ward bicker among themselves, battle, bloodshed, and dark magics threaten to pull civilizations to pieces. The ancient, powerful nation of Nabban is on the verge of bloody civil war, and the fierce nomads of the Thrithings grasslands have begun to mobilize, united by superstitious fervor and their age-old hatred of the city-dwellers. Their allies in Hernystir have made a pact with the dreadful Queen of the Norns to allow her armies to cross into mortal lands. Simon and Miriamele, royal husband and wife, face danger from every side. new war grows to nightmarish proportions. The kingdoms of Osten Ard have been at peace for decades, but now, the threat of a. Set in Williams' New York Times bestselling fantasy world, the second book of The Last King of Osten Ard returns to the trials of King Simon and Queen Miriamele as threats to their kingdom loom.
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