My favourite saga - that is saying something - Rated 
wow. tad williams' brilliant ability to drag a reader into an utterly believable world is amazing, and i could read this saga again and again for days on end without getting bored. as i was reading this last entry for the 'memory, sorrow and thorn' books my mind was sinking as i reached the end. no! and it was over, all too soon. i had borrowed his books off a friend and as soon as i gave them back i didn't hesitate to secure myself copies of this amazing saga. each character is unique, special to the plot in no other way and every adventure included in these books was gripping, hilarious or (mainly) mysterious. the Dragonbone Chair was particularly infuriating to read as so much of it was filled with mystery and confusion. i would always yearn to hear from Simon's point of view again, as being the reader was like participating as this character in the book - being swept away by events and secrets no one understood. when the saga was finished, looking back at the first one, i would still be amazed by how Simon who we knew so well had changed into a man without realising. i adore these osten ard books and i implore you, tad williams, to write another book based on this world. it is completely enthralling and i am raiding all bookshelves for any more books you have written that i havent yet come across. if they are all like Green Angel Tower then i am sure my nose will be stuck in them soon enough!
A magnificent conclucion to a magnificent story - Rated
Alas! So the story does have to end! But oh, does it end beautifully! To Green Angel Tower (divided in 2 parts, Siege and Storm) is quite simply magnificent. With 1500+ pages (paperback) between the two books, you could say Tad Williams knows how to build up his ending. I won't divulge anything about the plot as it must be read, but I will say this: this book has one of the most wonderfully crafted, climactic ending I have ever read. The build up is long, fascinating, and all subjects which one would consider important in the story is dealt with. There are only one or two little things which are left open ended, and might suggest that Tad might even grace his readers another tale of Osten Ard one day. To those who read Dragonbone Chair and Stone of Farewell and are hesitating to purchase the rest (though I don't see how that could be possible), do not trouble your mind any longer! To Green Angel Tower is a majestic ending to a majestic epic. Thank you, Tad Williams, the first trip to Osten Ard was as unforgettable as the first trip to Middle Earth.
Simply Tad WIlliams - Rated
I would love to write a separate review for each of his books that I have read but I would ramble on far too long. I am in a dilemma, I do not want to read any more of his books (separate to this trilogy, the Flower Wars and Tailcahsers Song) for fear that there will be nothing left at the end. They are all enthralling page turners.
Ending as endings should be! - Rated
It all ends as well as can be, after the different characters'
circumstances. Although you though you could see the end coming, it was still different from your expectations and made you gasp more than once at the unexpected turns the story took. I couldn't have wished for a better ending, but for one thing!
I wished it hadn't ended at all and I still had lots more to read, for the first time.
Wonderully enjoyable!
Absorbing to the exclusion of food and lectures. - Rated
The fourth in this set of books is by far the best. A realistic description is of a Tolkien style epic but including the vital ingredients of religion, sex and humour! Set in a believably complex society, it is basically the story of a kitchen lad who makes good, becomes a knight, fights a dragon, finds a magic sword or two, grows into a tall sexy young man and eventually gets the girl. Let's face it, the story wouldn't be nearly so satisfying if he didn't.
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