![]() This doesn't directly answer your question, but allow me to suggest that you might be making a mistake by skipping volumes 2 and 3 of Otherland. Tad Williams (DAW Books) As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell. I found that the book was about the journey, rather than the destination, and there are so many clever ideas in volumes 2 and 3 that it'll be a shame if you fly by them. (Also, Renie becomes much less shrill and annoying in book 2.) I also remember the cliffhanger than ends volume 3 as being particularly intense. ![]() The parent poster says that the virtual landscapes are "detailed-but-not-plot-relevant." I'd argue that Williams's purpose in these landscapes is to provide a kind of history of the modern fantasy novel, to illustrate its origins (the imagined worlds of Coleridge, Baum, and Borges all make appearances) and satirize its dominant themes. ![]() But before Renie and her allies can hope to stop the Brotherhood, they must first solve the mysteries of Otherland itself, and confront its darkest secret―an entity known only as the Other.(The narrative structure of Otherland is a direct descendant of the American voyage narrative as well as the traditional quest narrative of modern fantasy, which is why both Huckleberry Finn and The Lord of the Rings are repeatedly alluded to in volume 1, and why the means of travel between one world and the next often takes the form of a river.) The nature of that ambitious project doesn't really make itself evident until the second book, but for me that ambition takes precedence over a plot that doesn't obey the usual conventions of multiple-volume fantasy epics. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide. I also liked Williams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn fantasy series. Otherland was created by the rich, powerful, and ruthless Brotherhood, who have plans to rule the real world too. For the Grail Brotherhood has finally set the date for the Ceremony when they will make their bid for the immortality, and thereby seal the fate of Earth's children forever. Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. I liked both Snow Crash and The Sprawl Trilogy when I read them many years ago. As Paul Jonas, Orlando, Renie and the rest strive to reach Priam's Walls, in the heart of Troy, they know that their quest is running perilously short of time. Williams, Tad - Otherland 1 - City of Golden Shadow. To Renie's despair she is no closer to uncovering the secrets which could help save Stephen's life, and now it appears that something may be very wrong with the Otherland network itself. WILLIAMS, Tad-Otherland-1-City of Golden Shadow (v4.1) 829 284 2MB Read more. Now Renie, the Bushman !Xabbu, and their companions find themselves navigating a treacherous and ever-changing course―from a strangely unfinished land, to a seemingly endless labyrinthine House―pursuing a sociopathic killer who has stolen one of their group. Tad Williams has held more jobs than any sane person should admit tosinging in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspa. Sellars confirmed what Renie Sulaweyo had feared to be true when she first broke into the Otherland network in a desperate search for the cause of her brother Stephen's deathlike coma. At the same time, they have manipulated and injured the minds of thousands of children.' This proclamation from the mysterious Mr.
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