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#TAD WILLIAMS OTHERLAND NOVELLA SERIES#

Sure, some plotlines are interesting to follow like Quinnitan’s arc in the kingdom of Xis or Chert’s fun adventures, not to mention the concept behind the Shadowline/Shadowlands which offers something a bit different, but for the most part “ Shadowmarch” is a boring, overly trite affair, particularly the scenes involving the court intrigues set in Southmarch. First and foremost, the overall story is clichéd, uninspiring and predictable. Unfortunately, there’s a lot more involved in making a great fantasy and I felt that “ Shadowmarch” was sorely lacking in some areas. On the surface, Volume 1 of Shadowmarch has all the makings of a fully realized epic fantasy: maps, appendix, a rich background history, excerpts ( Book of Regret, The Book of the Trigon, Revelations of Nushash) to preface each chapter, a huge cast of characters, races, locales, gods, goddesses and much more to bring the world of Shadowmarch to life. For me, while Tad Williams is a name mentioned prominently in the fantasy world, the Shadowmarch trilogy is my first endeavor into his works, and to be quite honest, I wasn’t all that impressed…at least, not with his new saga’s opening chapter.

#TAD WILLIAMS OTHERLAND NOVELLA SERIES#

“ Shadowplay”, the second volume in the Shadowmarch trilogy, is the latest offering from Tad Williams, probably best known for his Otherland fantasy saga, but also is the author of the Memory, Sorrow & Thorn series as well as various SF/fantasy standalones, short stories, and most recently comic books (Aquaman, The Next).

"The Year Of Our War" by Steph Swainston.

"The Myth Hunters" by Christopher Golden.

"Lord Of The Silent Kingdom" by Glen Cook.

Salvatore signs book deal with Tor (Edited) While the augmented or virtual reality angle may not make Otherland a completely unique entity in the science fiction world, this rich intertextuality and its handling of race politics in South Africa should make it more visually and thematically interesting than your average sci-fi thriller. Instead of fighting their way through a virtual representation of reality, Otherland‘s protagonists find themselves in alternate versions of literary worlds (including Carroll’s Wonderland, the Oz stories, The War of the Worlds, and The Lord of the Rings) and historical events. The Net is not the simulacrum of The Matrix and other virtual reality-dependent worlds, though. The four novels (and one novella) follow the characters as they make their way through the different worlds of the Net, evading dangerous forces that pursue them and seeking the answers to a vast conspiracy. A professor becomes suspicious and concerned about what is really happening in The Net after children (including her own brother) begin falling into comas after exiting the virtual world. Williams’ Otherland is set in South Africa in the 21st century, when almost every experience is carried out through a massive, completely immersive virtual reality network referred to simply as The Net.

The film adaptation of the series will be written by John Scott III, whose zombie screenplay Maggie was named #1 on the 2011 Blood List and is currently in pre-production. Tad Williams’ Otherland is a four-part, sci-fi/cyberpunk novel series – City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Fire, Mountain of Black Glass, Sea of Silver Light – that was originally published from 1996 to 2001 and is being developed into an MMORPG.

has acquired the rights to Tad Williams’ sci-fi/cyberpunk book series Otherland and is set to turn it into a feature film produced by Dan Lin ( Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows, The Invention of Lying). More adaptation news for fans of science fiction print media.