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Williams, Tad

Williams, Tad

Author Biography & Works

Robert Paul "Tad" Williams is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is the author of the multivolume Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, Otherland series, Shadowmarch series, and The Bobby Dollar series, as well as the standalone novels Tailchaser's Song and The War of the Flowers. Most recently, Williams published The Last King of Osten Ard series, with its final novel The Navigator's Children being published in 2024. More than 17 million copies of Williams' works have been sold.

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Books by Williams, Tad

Otherland

Otherland

(Otherland) Start here

This one has been around for a long while now and pre-dates the whole LitRPG movement. However, as the premise of the story takes place partly in a massive, realistic...

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River Of Blue Fire

River Of Blue Fire

(Otherland)

A group of unlikely heroes goes up against the ruthless Grail Brotherhood, who are exploiting Earth's children.

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Mountain Of Black Glass

Mountain Of Black Glass

(Otherland)

The third book in New York Times-bestselling author Tad Williams's cyberpunk fantasy series • “Tad Williams is the brightest and best of the fantasists.” ―Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods...

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Sea Of Silver Light

Sea Of Silver Light

(Otherland)

The epic conclusion of the Otherland saga journeys back to the bizarre world of virtual realities in which the characters discover a multifaceted pathways to immortality, which could be available...

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