Brothers of the Wind, Tad Williams
Brothers of the Wind, Tad Williams
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Brothers of the Wind

Author: Tad Williams

Series: Osten Ard

Narrator: James Lailey

Unabridged: 12 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/02/2021


Synopsis

Set in the New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard, this short novel continues the saga that inspired a generation of fantasists

Pride often goes before a fall, but sometimes that prideful fall is so catastrophic that it changes history itself.

Among the immortal Sithi of Osten Ard, none are more beloved and admired than the two sons of the ruling family, steady Hakatri and his proud and fiery younger brother Ineluki -- Ineluki, who will one day become the undead Storm King. The younger brother makes a bold, terrible oath that he will destroy deadly Hidohebhi, a terrifying monster, but instead drags his brother with him into a disaster that threatens not just their family but all the Sithi -- and perhaps all of humankind as well.

Set a thousand years before the events of Williams's The Dragonbone Chair, the tale of Ineluki's tragic boast and what it brings is told by Pamon Kes, Hakatri's faithful servant. Kes is not one of the Sithi but a member of the enslaved Changeling race, and his loyalty has never before been tested. Now he must face the terrible black dragon at his master's side, then see his own life changed forever in a mere instant by Ineluki's rash, selfish promise.

About The Author

Tad Williams is a fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. His considerable output of epic fantasy and epic science fiction series, fantastical stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on November 29, 2024

4.5/5 stars Super underrated. Brothers of the Wind is beautifully written, melancholic, and layered with impactful details. “Duty is honor,” my stern father often used to tell me. “And honor is all.” But I would amend his saying. I have learned that our first duty is to truth, because without truth......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on February 26, 2022

Tad Williams is one of my favourite fantasy writers and I’m so proud to have my review of The Empire of Grass quoted on the back of this book. I just love it when my words make it onto books and most of the time I don’t even know unless I see it print. I wish someone would tell me or ask permission,......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on November 10, 2021

Brothers of the Wind is a great, but not perfect, prequel novella to The Dragonbone Chair. I'm really wondering how, or if, the events that take place in this novella might factor into the last two books of Williams' Last King of Osten Ard series. My rating/score: 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads' ratin......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on June 30, 2022

Context, context, context. I loved this addition to the Tad Williams universe. But first, I need to point out that it takes place a thousand years before the events in the first trilogy, when Ineluki, the then great and terrible Storm King, was merely a brave immortal warrior, who, with his ill-fated......more

Goodreads review by Brent on August 21, 2024

Reread Update: I'm updating this to a 5/5 because while everything I said the first time is still true I got so much more out of this reread. I believe it really should be read after the first 2 books in Last King of Osten Ard. I picked up so much more what I believe to be foreshadowing and lore abo......more


Quotes

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 A Song of Ice and Fire
 
“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. Williams’ return to Osten Ard is every bit as compelling, deep, and fully-rendered as the first trilogy, and he continues to write with the experience and polish of an author at the top of his game." —Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Stormlight Archive

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all time.”
—Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon
 
"Building upon the revered history of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Williams has outdone himself by penning a 700-plus page novel that is virtually un-put-down-able.... Williams’ grand-scale storytelling mastery is on full display here. Not just utterly readable—an instant fantasy classic." —Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Readers who delight in losing themselves in long complex tales of epic fantasy will be in their element here, and there is the promise of much more to come in future volumes.” —Locus
 
“Panoramic, vigorous, often moving.... Williams adroitly weaves together the tales...heralding a suitably epic and glorious conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Highly Recommended. [Williams] draws on many mythologies for the background of his fantasy epic...story spiced with political intrigue and strong appealing heroes.” —Library Journal
 
A grand fantasy on a scale approaching Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.” —Cincinnati Post