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.” ―Katharine Kerr,
author of the Dragon Mage series
“On an epic scale, and most impressive of all (1996’s SF novels),
is Otherland, a big colorful novel full of real-world conspiracy
and virtual reality wonders, with characters worth caring about.”
―Locus
“Otherland has sparked a phenomenon, drawing even fans who don’t
normally read science fiction with a mix of futurism, fantasy, and
social criticism.” ―Metro Santa Cruz
“A wonderful mixture of visual imagery and movement…once again Tad
Williams paints us a picture so vivid and real that it becomes
three dimensional. Highly recommended…” ―Absolute Magnitude
“Tad Williams proves himself as adept at writing science fiction as
he is at writing fantasy. Best of all, however, are Williams’s
well-drawn sympathetic characters.” ―Publishers Weekly
“The ultimate virtual-reality saga, borrowing motifs from
cyberpunk, mythology, and world history.” ―San Francisco Chronicle
The first book in a planned tetralogy features Renie Sulaweyo, a black South African professor; her Bushman student; and dozens of other characters enmeshed in the intricately plotted international adventure and suspense thriller set in the near future in which the seductiveness of the net and virtual reality can be extremely dangerous. An exciting addition to the growing virtual reality literature from the author of Caliban's Hour (LJ 11/15/94). Highly recommended for sf collections.
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."
Katharine Kerr, author of the Dragon Mage series
"On an epic scale, and most impressive of all (1996's SF novels),
is Otherland, a big colorful novel full of real-world
conspiracy and virtual reality wonders, with characters worth
caring about." Locus
"Otherland has sparked a phenomenon, drawing even fans
who don't normally read science fiction with a mix of futurism,
fantasy, and social criticism." Metro Santa Cruz
"A wonderful mixture of visual imagery and movement...once
again Tad Williams paints us a picture so vivid and real that it
becomes three dimensional. Highly recommended..." Absolute
Magnitude
"Tad Williams proves himself as adept at writing science fiction
as he is at writing fantasy. Best of all, however, are
Williams's well-drawn sympathetic characters." Publishers
Weekly
"The ultimate virtual-reality saga, borrowing motifs from
cyberpunk, mythology, and world history." San Francisco
Chronicle
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