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Tad Williams

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Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers: the ‘Otherland’ epic relaunches June 2018 as an MMO on steam.com. Tad is currently immersed in the creation of ‘The Last King of Osten Ard’, planned as a trilogy with two intermediary novels. He, his family and his animals live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. @tadwilliams @mrstad

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The Splintered Sun

Set in the New York Times-bestselling world of Osten Ard, eight hundred years after the events of Brothers of the Wind, a young prince journeys to claim his rightful place, while in the shadows, foes and friends alike hatch dangerous schemes. Continue reading →

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	The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 78,485 ratings — published 1988 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Green Angel Tower (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 57,533 ratings — published 1993 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone of Farewell (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 53,375 ratings — published 1990 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 28,928 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3; Part 2) 4.23 avg rating — 24,444 ratings — published 1993 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River of Blue Fire (Otherland, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 17,055 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountain of Black Glass (Otherland, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 16,600 ratings — published 1999 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sea of Silver Light (Otherland, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 14,965 ratings — published 2001 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tailchaser's Song 3.98 avg rating — 13,224 ratings — published 1985 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 12,764 ratings — published 2004 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn (3 books)
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Osten Ard Saga (9 books)
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Vzpomínka, Žal a Trn (7 books)
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Otherland (4 books)
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Tad Williams wrote a new blog post WHAT´S NEXT? What is next for Tad?Tad is keeping busy and is hard at work on a new book that will be out in October 2026 in the US and the UK. Continue reading →
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“As for monkeys, I would have five, and they would be named: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Do Pretty Much Whatever The Hell You Want, and Expensive Attorney.”
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“He who is certain he knows the ending of things when he is only beginning them is either extremely wise or extremely foolish; no matter which is true, he is certainly an unhappy man, for he has put a knife in the heart of wonder.”
― Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair

tags: ending, foolish, wisdom, wonder

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“Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You'll find what you need to furnish it- memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.”
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SEPTEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two books move on to the run-off poll for September SF Book of the Month

Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

18 votes, 24.7%

Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin

13 votes, 17.8%

Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

13 votes, 17.8%

Natural History by Justina Robson

9 votes, 12.3%

Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh

9 votes, 12.3%

City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams

7 votes, 9.6%

All the Lives He Led by Frederik Pohl

4 votes, 5.5%

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Thanks for friending. Love the Otherland Series! One of the most imaginative things I've read in a long time. Still have to get to some of your other work! Peace!

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