Epic fantasy
The Dragonbone Chair
A kitchen boy in a great castle grows up in the shadow of a dying king. When the old order collapses and something ancient stirs in the north, he is swept into a war far bigger than anything he imagined.
- First published
- 1988
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like long, patient epic fantasy that takes its time building a world and a hero you grow up alongside.
Skip this if you want a quick start, because the early chapters are slow and the plot only fully opens up later.
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