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Brothers of the Wind

A Last King of Osten Ard Story

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 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.

Kes and his master will range the world, risking countless dangers and meeting both mortals and immortals of many kinds as they try to undo the tragedy that springs from Ineluki's fatal pledge. During this journey, the seeds are planted for events that will culminate centuries later in the Storm King's War in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and the dreadful Norn Queen Utuk'ku's assault on humanity in The Last King of Osten Ard.

In the end, Pamon Kes must question everything about his life - and risk everything, too - as he struggles to save his beloved master, Hakatri. But will anything Kes does be enough? Or has Ineluki's rash promise already set the entire world on an unstoppable course toward destruction?

(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2021 Beale Williams Enterprise Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Royalty

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Critic reviews

Just in case you have forgotten what a great writer Tad Williams is, along comes Brothers of the Wind ... those who have never read the originals can safely dip their toes into these fantastic waters before moving on to more weighty tomes in the series
It has all the hallmarks of Williams - exceptional prose, a slow but methodical pace, and a sense of the mythic that inspires awe
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Really engaged with the story teller, even though wanted to shame him at times! Good all round, listened for 3 hours one evening!
I like Tad Williams writing and have heard a number of his books

Interesting from start

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poorly narrated, should have gotten Andrew Wincott like the other osten ard series books

struggled

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I was a bit concerned when I noted that Andrew Wincott was not narrating this book (he's done all the others set in Osten Ard). However, James Lailey does a really good job and I was soon immersed in this tale of Ineluki and Hakatri.
This is a book for the fans- I enjoyed it. I now have to listen to all the books in the sequence all over again :)

Enjoyable

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I must say, at first I was unsure about listening. I only listened because I listened to all the other books and the synopsis didn’t grab me. I was dismayed to learn Andrew Wincott wasn’t the narrator but listened anyway.

Within the first hour all of my fears disappeared. The story was fantastic and I enjoyed learning all the lore the book had to offer. I see a lot of people in the reviews say it should have been Andrew who narrated it and that James Lailey only does the one voice. I disagree. The book is written in the first person perspective and is meant to be the character telling the story to us.

A few things

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Terrible narrator, he sounds the same all the way through the book,poor very poor choice.

The narrator is terrible imo.

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