{"product_id":"the-heart-of-what-was-lost-paperback","title":"The Heart of What Was Lost - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTad Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling Tad Williams' ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The perfect introduction to the epic fantasy world of Osten Ard, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of What Was Lost\u003c\/i\u003e is Tad Williams' follow-up to his internationally bestselling landmark trilogy. Osten Ard inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers, including George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and Christopher Paolini, and defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time. \u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA NOVEL OF OSTEN ARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the end of \u003ci\u003eMemory, Sorrow, and Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e, Ineluki the Storm King, an undead spirit of horrifying, demonic power, came within moments of stopping Time itself and obliterating humankind. He was defeated by a coalition of mortal men and women joined by his own deathless descendants, the Sithi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of the Storm King's fall, Ineluki's loyal minions, the Norns, dark cousins to the Sithi, choose to flee the lands of men and retreat north to Nakkiga, their ancient citadel within the hollow heart of the mountain called Stormspike. But as the defeated Norns make their way to this last haven, the mortal Rimmersman Duke Isgrimnur leads an army in pursuit, determined to end the Norns' attacks and defeat their ageless Queen Utuk'ku for all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo southern soldiers, Porto and Endri, joined the mortal army to help achieve this ambitious goal--though as they venture farther and farther into the frozen north, braving the fierce resistance and deadly magics of the retreating Norns, they cannot help but wonder what they are doing so very far from home. Meanwhile, the Norns must now confront the prospect of extinction at the hands of Isgrimnur and his mortal army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViyeki, a leader of the Norns' military engineers, the Order of Builders, desperately seeks a way to help his people reach their mountain--and then stave off the destruction of their race. For the two armies will finally clash in a battle to be remembered as the Siege of Nakkiga; a battle so strange and deadly, so wracked with dark enchantment, that it threatens to destroy not just one side but quite possibly all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrapped inside the mountain as the mortals batter at Nakkiga's gates, Viyeki the Builder will discover disturbing secrets about his own people, mysteries both present and past, represented by the priceless gem known as The Heart of What Was Lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Praise for Osten Ard: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It's one of my favorite fantasy series.\"\u003cbr\u003e --George R. R. Martin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Game of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Groundbreaking...changed how people thought of the genre, and paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Patrick Rothfuss, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece.\" --Brandon Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMistborn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all time.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Christopher Paolini, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEragon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTad Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide. His works include the worlds of Otherland, Shadowmarch, and Osten Ard­--including the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and The Last King of Osten Ard series--as well as standalone novels \u003ci\u003eTailchaser's Song \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e. His considerable output of epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, comics, and more have strongly influenced a generation of writers. Tad and his family live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. He can be found at tadwilliams.com or on Twitter at @tadwilliams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379967639730,"sku":"9780756413835","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ee5e14184202fea190520ad1fa842ffb.webp?v=1777774668","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-heart-of-what-was-lost-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}