The Dragonbone Chair
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The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams

1988•Fantasy•783 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventureslowfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evil

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, sweeping fantasy novel: stylish and slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

In the peaceful land of Osten Ard, the good king is dying-and a long-dreaded evil is about to be unleashed. Only Simon, a lowly castle scullion apprenticed to a secret order dedicated to halting the coming darkness, can solve the dangerous riddle that offers salvation to the land.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evil

Subjects

FantasyAmerican Fantasy fictionMagicCastlesMagical creaturesCourage in menBrothersPriests

Details

Author
Tad Williams
Published
1988
Pages
783
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