Into the Narrowdark
core novel 2022 Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn / Osten Ard
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.51 (3,122 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 580 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756410643 |
Synopsis
The third book of the Last King of Osten Ard trilogy continues directly from Empire of Grass, with the kingdom of Erkynland thrown into crisis. Queen Miriamele is feared dead after a rebellion in the south, King Simon is left reeling by the losses his family has suffered, and their heir Prince Morgan has been taken captive, all while the trusted royal official Pasevalles works to unravel the court from within. An army of Norns under the ageless and vengeful Queen Utuk'ku sweeps into Erkynland, striking at the capital while also pushing into the forbidden valley of Tanakiru in pursuit of an ancient secret. With even the Sithi unable to halt Utuk'ku's advance, the scattered survivors of the royal family must find a way to respond before the threat overwhelms them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn / Osten Ard
- Series: The Last King of Osten Ard core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tad Williams
Notes
- First half of the planned concluding volume; the split (2021) expanded the sequence from trilogy to four books.
- From the series record (The Last King of Osten Ard): Planned as trilogy; concluding volume split (2021) into two, complete at four books (2024).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Last King of Osten Ard: position 3 of 4: previous Empire of Grass (2019) · next The Navigator's Children (2024)
Sources
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