the end is near

This is the first part of the final book in the MS&T-series. All of these books are big, behemoths in size (this part alone was 688 pages, in its Dutch translation)

The book continues the story of the war that rages in Osten Ard, where King Elias (helped by the sinister Pryrates) is fighting his brother Josuah. When Josuah’s group finally sets camp in Sesuadr’a, an old settlement on a high rock, others are falling in with him. In the meantime a battle is ensuing with Fengbald at the foot of the Stone of Farewell!

It took me quite some time to finish this one, not that it wasn’t good or anything but I left it aside for a while due to other commitments (other books) but last week I decided to finish it and well… here I am!
There are so many characters in these books that at times I lose my bearings a little bit but it’s really fun to see the world building Williams does (something he did with his Otherland series as well)
Simon (the main character in general in these books) is growing from a mooncalf to a grown knight and it’s great to see his development (although he still has a long way to go!)

One more book in the series and then there’s the prequel (Burning Man) novella and I will have finally finished this story. Although… Tad Williams has been busy and started a new Osten Ard trilogy (with part 3 coming this year if I’m not mistaken) so a ways to go along the shores of Osten Ard!