Tad Williams has held more jobs than any sane person should admit to—singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked in theater and television production, taught both grade-school and college classes, and worked in multimedia for a major computer firm. He is cofounder of an interactive television company, and is currently writing comic books and film and television scripts as well. Tad and his family live in London and the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find Tad Williams at tadwilliams.com.
Praise for the Otherland series:
“Tad Williams is the brightest and best of the
fantasists working in what is so often, and so inaccurately,
described as ‘the tradition of J.R.R. Tolkien’.” ―Neil Gaiman,
author of American Gods
“Irresistible characters, challenging ideas, an intricate, and
startlingly possible plot―everything any reader of SF or fantasy
could ask for in a novel, with gorgeous writing besides. A dazzling
book.” ―Melanie Rawn, author of Dragon Prince
“This brilliantly crafted book delivers even more than its title
promises: not one other land but many come to life here, each
engrossing, glittering, and dangerous. In this intricate geography
of the mind Williams tells a cracking good story, but even as the
suspense builds, you come to realize that you’re seeing a strangely
familiar world―ours as it might come to
be. Otherland is one of the best works of science
fiction I’ve ever read.” ―Kathrine Kerr, author of the Dragon Mage
series
“Williams is an exciting and endlessly inventive writer whose
character development is particularly strong, and his fans should
roundly enjoy this volume while looking forward to the remaining
installments.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Excellent, imaginative writing definitely make this a must for the
audience of fantasy and cyber-fiction readers.” ―VOYA
“A powerful story.... Williams depicts the band’s adventures
vividly, sometimes giving them a satirical edge, sometimes a
didactic one, and sometimes both.... The work of a powerful
imagination.” ―Booklist
In his first work of SF, Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (1997), bestselling fantasist Williams (To Green Angel Tower) introduced one of the most impressive virtual-reality landscapes ever created. Otherland, a gigantic realm consisting of untold numbers of virtual universes, is the creation of the mysterious and evil Grail Brotherhood, a cabal of billionaire capitalists, ruthless gangsters and corrupt government officials. Bent on discovering the secret of eternal life, they will stop at nothing to achieve their goal, even the deaths of hundreds of children whose minds have been trapped on the Net. City of Golden Shadow told the story of a small band of virtual explorers who dared to enter Otherland without permission, some for adventure, others to save the children ensnared on the Net. In this second volume of a projected four-book series, the quest continues. As often happens with middle entries in a series, there are a few problems. Despite a six-page summary, readers unfamiliar with City of Golden Shadow may have trouble figuring out the complex backstory. Further, with little to tie the various plot threads together at either end, the book lacks an obvious structure. Still, Williams is an exciting and endlessly inventive writer whose character development is particularly strong, and his fans should roundly enjoy this volume while looking forward to the remaining installments. Editors: Betsy Wollheim and Sheila Gilbert. (July)
Praise for the Otherland series:
"Tad Williams is the brightest and best of the fantasists
working in what is so often, and so inaccurately, described as 'the
tradition of J.R.R. Tolkien'." Neil Gaiman, author of American
Gods
"Irresistible characters, challenging ideas, an intricate, and
startlingly possible plot everything any reader of SF or fantasy
could ask for in a novel, with gorgeous writing besides. A
dazzling book." Melanie Rawn, author of Dragon Prince
"This brilliantly crafted book delivers even more than its title
promises: not one other land but many come to life here, each
engrossing, glittering, and dangerous. In this intricate geography
of the mind Williams tells a cracking good story, but even as the
suspense builds, you come to realize that you're seeing a strangely
familiar world ours as it might come to be. Otherland is
one of the best works of science fiction I've ever read."
Kathrine Kerr, author of the Dragon Mage series
"Williams is an exciting and endlessly inventive writer whose
character development is particularly strong, and his fans
should roundly enjoy this volume while looking forward to the
remaining installments." Publishers Weekly
"Excellent, imaginative writing definitely make this a must
for the audience of fantasy and cyber-fiction readers."
VOYA
"A powerful story.... Williams depicts the band's adventures
vividly, sometimes giving them a satirical edge, sometimes a
didactic one, and sometimes both.... The work of a powerful
imagination." Booklist
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