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The Heart of What Was Lost

por Tad Williams

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Series: Osten Ard ((Memory, Sorrow & Thorn 4) 4), Memory, Sorrow and Thorn {Tad Williams} (4)

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams?? ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! 
 
The perfect introduction to the epic fantasy world of Osten Ard, The Heart of What Was Lost 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.
 
A NOVEL OF OSTEN ARD
 
At the end of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, 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.

In 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.

Two 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.

Viyeki, 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.

Trapped 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.
 
Praise for Osten Ard:
 
??Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It??s one of my favorite fantasy series.?
??George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Game of Thrones
 
??Groundbreaking...changed how people thought of the genre, and paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine.?
??Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of The Name of the Wind
 
??Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece.? ??Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn

??Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all time.?
??Christophe
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Ik vond het een heerlijk verhaal. Grimmige nasleep van de oorlog. Mannen die óf wraakzuchtig, óf oorlogsmoe zijn en sommigen zelfs beide gevoelens tegelijkertijd hebben. Hertog Isgrimnur die opgezadeld zit met een Sidhe die niet mee wil vechten tegen de vluchtende Nornen.

Grimmig, bij vlagen vol horror, maar ook hier en daar een vleugje humor. Het tempo vond ik wat hoger liggen dan ik gewend ben van Tad Williams en het verhaal leek ook wat korter. Wat dat betreft was het wel een echt tussenboek. Maar wat was ik blij om weer terug te zijn in Osten Ard. Heerlijk!

Ik vind dat Tad Williams als altijd weer goed de ellende, oneerlijkheid en horror van een oorlog weet te beschrijven. De Nornen krijgen in dit verhaal een wat menselijker gezicht. Je gaat hen beter begrijpen en krijgt zelfs wat sympathie voor hen, al zou je nog steeds niet willen dat ze winnen. Een heerlijk boek, maar ik kan het geen 5 sterren geven geven. Daarvoor is het verhaal te weinig complex en dat vind ik juist altijd zo heerlijk aan Tad's boeken. Het wordt een fijne 4 sterren.

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  weaver-of-dreams | Aug 1, 2023 |
I was somewhat skeptical hopping into this one because it *appeared* to be a full-length novel masquerading as a bridge between Williams' original fantasy series and a later incarnation in the same world. I mean, it's nearly ten hours in audio and yet it's only a #0.5 in reading order? Yikes. But then, that's Tad Williams for you. His books are HUGE. Small print, mondo page count. Yak-chokers. If a full novel can be considered nothing more than an *appetizer* in comparison, then it is what it is. Welcome to the land of the giants. :)

THAT BEING SAID.

I'm so glad I read it. It's a great refresher after twenty odd years since reading the original brick house. The Norns, the menfolk, the Duke, all the different races of immortals are brought to life for us. It includes the history of the conflict, the smattering of the magics, the fundamental differences in culture, thought, and even their old history, the nature of their making... all of it came back to me. :)

So what else did we get? Oh, just an epic battle between the Duke and the immortals, mixing up our expectations and flipping everything on its head again. Our sympathies are meant to be challenged.

And already we have a grand defeat, an epic loss, a freaking cool setup, and expectations of much evil to come thanks to the fundamental misunderstanding between the races.

Does this sound like most fantasies? Hmmm. Possibly, at least a little, but Tad Williams has one great thing going for him.

Skill. Great writing. Careful attention to detail. Great characters. And EPIC blowouts. He's kinda go-to guy for this kind of thing. Most of us will agree. We've all been blown away at one point or another. And he's BACK. :) :)
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1 vota bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
The Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy had a richness in tone and atmosphere that was never equalled by the Shadowmarch series, a paler cousin, and I feared Tad Williams would not be able to recapture it. Somehow he's done it. 'Melancholy' has been cited by others as the key ingredient, and that is here again with both the Northmen and the Norns endlessly reflecting on losses and the lost, in a frozen land of ruins.

I've not been to the world of Osten Ard since the 1990s, but I remember the Norns as intimidating and mysterious. Williams strips all of that away by providing their perspective, and I was disappointed at first to find them almost conventional until, as intended, they gradually won my sympathy and more aspects of their culture were shared. I was further satisfied thanks to soldier Porto's viewpoint as he struggles to reassure Endri, demonstrating that the Norns are no less mysterious or frightening to the mortals than they ever were, even though we as readers can now see past the veil. Acts of desperation on one side are suspected as artful ruses or traps by the other, realistically displaying the effects of fear and caution, and finally all my qualms were put to rest. The Norns are still a nasty piece of work.

In a shorter work like this, Williams' primary fault (slow pacing) vanishes. The plot moves quickly, and halfway through I began to realize this story had more to say than I'd expected. The wrap-up is stellar, even if it was designed to be a setup for the next trilogy, and this serves as an excellent standalone. My takeaway is this is 1990s fantasy with a new shine, impeccably told, and maybe Tad Williams' best thing ever. If I continue to lament the typical results of authors returning to beloved fantasy worlds decades later, usually making a hash of it, I'll have to note this exception. Osten Ard is back. ( )
  Cecrow | Jan 20, 2020 |
This book sat on my shelves for a couple years after its publication, not due to any disinterest, but because the author had set such a high standard with his previous trilogy Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. So I started reading it with a little trepidation, afraid of ruining my memories of the volumes that preceded it.

And my belief that Tad Williams is a superb author was vindicated.

The Heart of What Was Lost is a short(er) follow-up to his massive masterpiece, and it's worthy: the narrative and characters draw you in from the first page, pull you close, and don't let you go until you find out what happens. There is tragedy, anguish, horrifying deeds, triumphs, yet the descriptions of battles are never more graphic than is necessary to tell the tale.

Fantastic follow-up, Mr. Williams, thank you. ( )
  fuzzi | Jan 14, 2020 |
7/10 ( )
  PhilOnTheHill | Sep 8, 2019 |
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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams?? ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! 
 
The perfect introduction to the epic fantasy world of Osten Ard, The Heart of What Was Lost 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.
 
A NOVEL OF OSTEN ARD
 
At the end of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, 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.

In 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.

Two 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.

Viyeki, 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.

Trapped 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.
 
Praise for Osten Ard:
 
??Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It??s one of my favorite fantasy series.?
??George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Game of Thrones
 
??Groundbreaking...changed how people thought of the genre, and paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine.?
??Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of The Name of the Wind
 
??Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece.? ??Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn

??Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all time.?
??Christophe

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