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International best-selling author Tad Williams talks to Audible about the newly published addition to his celebrated Osten Ard series, The Witchwood Crown. Delving into one of the most highly anticipated audiobooks of the year, Tad talks to us about his life as an author, his plans for the next few volumes of the fantasy saga and the various inspirations from which he draws when writing.

The Dragonbone Chair: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Kitchen-boy Simon is bored, restless and 14 years old - a dangerous combination. It seems, however, that his life has just taken a turn for the better when he's apprenticed to his castle's resident wizard. As Simon's learning to read and write under Doctor Morgenes' tutelage, forces greater than he could possibly imagine are gathering: forces which will change Simon's life - and his world - forever.

Tad Tad Williams’ Fantasydebüt — der schönste Katzenroman aller Zeiten! Die Stunde der Dämmerung hatte begonnen, und der Dachfirst, auf dem Traumjäger lag, war in Schatten gebettet. Schlimmes geht vor unter den Nachfahren von Harar Goldauge und Fela Himmeltanz. Wohin bloß sind Fritti Traumjägers Freunde und Gefährten verschwunden? Und vor allem: Wo steckt Goldpfote, seine geliebte Gespielin? Zusammen mit Raschkralle und Dachschatten macht sich der Kater auf die Suche.

Lacking health insurance when he was diagnosed with cancer, Shawn Speakman asked friends in the science fiction and fantasy writing community to donate short stories he could use to counter mounting medical debt. The result was Unfettered, an anthology offering tales from some of the best authors working today. Now, in Unfettered III, Speakman continues to pay forward the aid he received, raising money to combat medical debt for SF&F artists and authors.

The Hayholt is besieged by the Norns. Once the home of their immortal brethren, the Sithi, now capital of the kingdom of men, the fabled castle is under attack. And as the world is distracted by this strike against humankind, the Norns' deathless witch-queen Utuk'ku turns towards the mysterious fateful valley called Tanakirú - the Vale of Mists. Meanwhile, Queen Miriamele hurries to save the Hayholt and capture the treacherous noble Pasevalles, but arrives to discover the traitor has escaped.

Band 3 der großen Saga um den letzten König von Osten Ard geht weiter... aber Gefahr droht noch von ganz anderer Seite: Eine tödliche Armee der Nornen, angeführt von der alterslosen, rachsüchtigen Königin Utuk´ku, marschiert in Erkynland ein und hat die Festung Naglimund erobert, ihre Bewohner abgeschlachtet und das uralte Grab Ruyans des Seefahrers geöffnet. Mit Hilfe seiner sagenhaften Rüstung will Utuk´ku den Geist Hakatris beschwören, des Bruders des bösen Sturmkönigs. Selbst die Sithi, mit den Nornen verwandte Feen, können Utuk´kus Triumph nicht aufhalten.

Der Hochthron von Erkynland wackelt, die königliche Familie ist gespalten und geschwächt. Königin Miriamel wurde in einen brutalen Aufstand im Süden verwickelt. Ist sie, wie man glaubt, tatsächlich bei einem Überfall in ihrer eigenen Kutsche verbrannt? Und der Thronfolger und Enkel Morgan wurde von einer Soldatin Utuk'kus in den Ruinen einer verlassenen Stadt gefangengenommen. König Simon aber versinkt in Trauer und Hoffnungslosigkeit, ohne dass er weiß: Hinter vielen dieser Katastrophen steckt ein übler Verräter am eigenem Hof im Hochhorst.

Die Gralsbruderschaft macht sich bereit, den letzten Schritt zu tun - einzugehen in das Netzwerk Otherland, um das ewige Leben zu erlangen...

Tyler und Lucinda verbringen schon zum zweiten Mal ihre Sommerferien auf der Farm ihres Onkels Gideon, die ein unglaubliches Geheimnis birgt...

Ende des 21. Jahrhunderts: Die reichsten und mächtigsten Männer und Frauen haben ein gigantisches Netzwerk geschaffen...

Die Gralsbruderschaft macht sich bereit, den letzten Schritt zu tun - einzugehen in das Netzwerk Otherland...

Das Eintauchen in den Cyberspace ist zur ultimativen Freizeitbeschäftigung geworden. Doch weltweit fallen Computerkids in ein mysteriöses Koma...

In order for the Storm King to cement his power over Osten Ard, he must find and defeat the rebel forces massing against him. But the rebels, led by the exiled Prince Josua, have rallied at the Stone of Farewell and are ready to fight the Storm King with every power they can muster. The key to their victory lies in finding the third sword of legend, Memory - but the sword has been lost for ages. Lost, that is, until Simon Snowlock realises that he knows exactly where the sword is and how to recover it.

Otherland is civilisation's most stunning achievement: a private, multidimensional universe built by the greatest minds of the 21st century. But this most exclusive of places is also a jealously guarded secret, created and controlled by the Grail Brotherhood, a private cartel known to a few and made up of the world's most powerful and ruthless individuals. The purpose of Other is still a mystery. But it may not remain so for long. For a small band of adventurers has penetrated the secrecy that surrounds it and has broken into the amazing worlds with worlds it contains.

Otherland is a realm of the imagination where anything can happen, a triumph of technology, a virtual world of enormous complexity and possibility. But Otherland is owned and controlled by a secret cartel, The Grail Brotherhood, whose motives remain shrouded in mystery. Trapped in this extraordinary world, the quest of a small band of companions to unlock the secrets of Otherland is running perilously short of time. For the Brotherhood has finally set the date for the Ceremony when they will make their bid for immortality. The journey will lead them through a strangely unfinished land and an endlessly labyrinthine house.

Otherland, a universe where any fantasy can be made real, but which is ruled by Earth's wealthiest and most ruthless power brokers, the Grail Brotherhood. Shrouded in secrecy, it is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares. Vast amounts of money have been lavished on it. The best minds of two generations have laboured to build it. And somehow, bit by bit, it is claiming Earth's most valuable resources - its children

Das Finale der großen Saga "Das Geheimnis der Großen Schwerter" von Bestsellerautor Tad WilliamsSimon Schneelocke ist entschlossen, mit Prinzessin Miriamel das letzte der Großen Schwerter zu gewinnen und so Prinz Josua zum Sieg gegen die dunklen Mächte Osten Ards zu verhelfen. Welche geheimnisvollen Pläne verfolgt Utuk’ku, die Nornenkönigin? Werden die Großen Schwerter endlich zusammenkommen, wie der wahnsinnige Priester Nisses es vor 500 Jahren vorausgesagt hat? Und welche Rolle nimmt Simon am Ende des großen Abenteuers ein?...

Thirty years ago Ineluki, the Storm King, was destroyed and his armies scattered. Osten Ard has been at peace ever since, ruled by Simon Snowlock, kitchen boy made king, and Miriamele, King Elias' only child. But now age weighs upon their reign. Simon's dreams have deserted him, old allies die and betrayal and assassination threaten. His son and heir John Josua is years dead and his grandson, Morgan, is a wastrel. A journey of redemption and discovery beckons in the darkening world.

Simon and Miriamele, royal husband and wife, face danger from every side. Their allies in Hernystir have made a pact with the dreadful Queen of the Norns to allow her armies to cross into mortal lands. 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. But as the countries and peoples of the High Ward bicker among themselves, battle, bloodshed, and dark magics threaten to pull civilizations to pieces.

Krieg und Frieden als großes Fantasy-Epos. Krieg zieht herauf. Die Elben, einst hinter der Schattengrenze im Norden zurückgezogen, treten aus dem Nebel heraus und wollen verlorene Gebiete zurückerobern. Aber auch der machtbesessene Autarch im Süden stellt Heere bereit und beide haben die Südmarkfeste zum Ziel.