Reading order · 3 books · 1988 to 1993 · Set in invented worlds
Osten Ard Books in Order
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn follows Simon, a kitchen boy in the castle of Osten Ard’s great king, swept into a war against an ancient enemy. A classic of epic fantasy.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1988 to 1993
- First book
- The Dragonbone Chair
- Latest
- To Green Angel Tower (1993)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every Osten Ard book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in invented worlds
- 1The Dragonbone Chair1988With SimonSimon, a daydreaming kitchen boy in the great castle of the Hayholt, flees into the wider world when the new king turns to dark sorcery, and is drawn into the fight to save the kingdom.Buy on Amazon
- 2Stone of Farewell1990With SimonSimon and his companions search for the legendary swords that may save the realm.Buy on Amazon
- 3To Green Angel Tower1993With SimonThe war against the forces of darkness reaches its climax.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Dragonbone Chair, Stone of Farewell and To Green Angel Tower in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Simon | Miriamele | Binabik | Josua | Tiamak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Dragonbone Chair | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 2 Stone of Farewell | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 To Green Angel Tower | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Osten Ard books
5 characters from Tad Williams’s chart, with the number of Osten Ard books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| SimonKitchen boy turned knight, later king | 3 | The Dragonbone Chair 1988 |
| MiriamelePrincess who runs away, later queen | 3 | The Dragonbone Chair 1988 |
| BinabikTroll and Simon's friend | 3 | The Dragonbone Chair 1988 |
| JosuaPrince who rebels against his brother | 3 | The Dragonbone Chair 1988 |
| TiamakMarsh-dweller and scholar | 3 | The Dragonbone Chair 1988 |
Crossovers with Tad Williams’s other series
- The Last King of Osten Ard: Simon also appears in 4 of its books