Brothers of the Wind

De: Tad Williams

Narrado por: James Lailey

Duración: 12 h y 17 m

Resumen del Editor

Set in the New York Times best-selling 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' 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.

©2021 Tad Williams (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Good Look into Backstory

I enjoyed this book to better understand several of the characters in the previous books in the series.

I enjoyed the narrator’s voice... However, I wasn’t happy about his pronunciations of some character names, and groups. As always, it’s very frustrating to hear, names, places, etc., pronounced differently from one narrator to another.

Seriously, why do authors neglect to inform narrator’s of proper pronunciations of main characters, places, towns, etc from book to book within a series?

It’s extremely bothersome. Especially, when the name, place or whatever is mispronounced or pronounced differently over and over during narration, than how the listener has become accustomed from previous books.

Other than that issue, I did enjoy the story and narrator’s voice.

Fantastic!

An amazing prequel to Tad Williams' Osten Ard series, wonderfully performed by James Lailey. Highly Recommended!!!

Not for the first timer

I found this book to be a bounty of insights and revelations in relation to the original trilogy of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. It takes you to places, originally seen in ruin and decay, during the their height or just past. There are echos of the future and answers of the past previously unknown. I can see how a person who picks this up without any previous exposure might not enjoy this tale. It was nice to see the seed of the Storm Kings creation as well as better understand his twisted motivations.

i am a big fan!

I have read every book about Asten Ard that I can. I am looking forward to the next book.
I have also enjoyed the shadow march books and enjoyed them just as much.

Fleshes out the history of Hakatri and Ineluki

You could read this as a stand alone book without having read the rest of the series. But if you've read the rest of the Osten Ard books (will be 7 total + novellas) this book finally explains the long spoken of history of the two great immortal Sithi brothers of Asua. There is also insight into the changeling race.

I found it to be interesting and informative. It is also sad, but still worth the listen.

Great read

A great add in to the Osten Ard series. The narrator is different from the rest of the books and they pronounce some locations and names differently than what you’ll be used too as well as the “Sithy accent”. However the performance is very good.
Great read I highly recommend to fans of the series.

Same but different

Audible presented this book to me as the last in a series of books however it is the back story to explain many events in the previous books. The only downfall of this book was that they changed narrators and this narrator pronounced names and places differently from the previous books so at times it took awhile for me to realize who or what he was talking about and that I already knew that character. My suggestion would be that if you change narrators have them listen to the previous book in the series so that they pronounce things the same and therefor cause less confusion to the listener.

Excellent!

What a wonderful way to wander back into Osten Ard: A history that draws us into the continuing saga.

An engaging story from a new perspective

This is an engaging story from the familiar and rich world that Tad Williams created with a new perspective that gives a new understanding of the saga.

Happily Surprised

I struggled with frustration at finding out that the final book in the trilogy was postponed. I eagerly desired to read The Navigators Children.

However, this book has delivered so much more than I can explain. It is hauntingly beautiful and the narration perfect. Tad's telling of the story of the folly that drives Ineluki mad, comes in a way that is respectful of the one thing that binds and tormented Ineluki and Hakatri together in the fall of their people. It it's a testament to the author to write such a story without crushing the souls of the readers. A true tragedy in the literary sense. It leaves you poignantly reminded of the great power we wield in each other's lives through words and actions. It has given me more than anger to feel when I think of the loss of the Sithi. It sings of the manifold layers of long life, limitless time to heal or harm, and a touchstone to consider when faced with pride, boundless love, and blind duty.