Reading order · 5 books · 2017 to 2024 · Set in invented worlds
The Last King of Osten Ard Books in Order
The Last King of Osten Ard returns thirty years later, when Simon and Miriamele are king and queen and their grandson Morgan is heir.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2017 to 2024
- First book
- The Heart of What Was Lost
- Latest
- The Navigator's Children (2024)
- Setting
- Set in invented worlds
The reading order
Every The Last King of Osten Ard book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in invented worlds
- 1The Heart of What Was Lost2017Just after the great war, a company of soldiers pursues the retreating enemy into their mountain home.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Witchwood Crown2017With MorganThirty years on, Simon and Miriamele rule Osten Ard, while their restless grandson Morgan is heir, and an old enemy stirs.Buy on Amazon
- 3Empire of Grass2019With MorganThe kingdom faces enemies on many sides.Buy on Amazon
- 4Into the Narrowdark2022With MorganA Norn army overruns Naglimund and marches on the Hayholt, while Erkynland’s divided royal family seeks a hidden secret in the forbidden Narrowdark.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Navigator's Children2024With MorganThe Norns assault the Hayholt as their queen turns towards the Vale of Mists, where Prince Morgan uncovers an ancient secret, in the final volume of The Last King of Osten Ard.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read after the first trilogy. The short novel The Heart of What Was Lost bridges the two series, then read The Witchwood Crown onwards.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Morgan | Binabik | Tiamak | Simon | Miriamele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Heart of What Was Lost | ·Minor | ·Minor | |||
| 2 The Witchwood Crown | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Empire of Grass | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Into the Narrowdark | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 The Navigator's Children | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the The Last King of Osten Ard books
5 characters from Tad Williams’s chart, with the number of The Last King of Osten Ard books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| MorganSimon and Miriamele's grandson | 4 | The Witchwood Crown 2017 |
| BinabikTroll and Simon's friend | 5 | The Heart of What Was Lost 2017 |
| TiamakMarsh-dweller and scholar | 5 | The Heart of What Was Lost 2017 |
| SimonKitchen boy turned knight, later king | 4 | The Witchwood Crown 2017 |
| MiriamelePrincess who runs away, later queen | 4 | The Witchwood Crown 2017 |