A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.

📚 Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence
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NEW RELEASE! Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn 1: The Dragonbone Chair (3 of 3) by Tad Williams. https://loom.ly/lQwqRvw A war fueled by the powers of dark sorcery is about to engulf the peaceful land of Osten Ard—for Prester John, the High King, lies dying. Available to USA / Canada only.

Graphic Audio Weekly Roundup 🔊 NEW RELEASES: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn 1: The Dragonbone Chair (3 of 3) by Tad Williams (USA/CA only) and Amelia Peabody 5: The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters. COMING SOON: Smoke Jensen 53: Thunder of the Mountain Man. Learn More: https://loom.ly/QVJUHZw

Against hazy gray sky, a small figure sits in profile with arms resting on upraised knees. His high perch of smooth curling wood snakes and branches beneath him dividing into thinner tendrils of swampy roots that extend off the bottom of the panel. A pale yellow sun—interrupted by implied clouds in an atmospheric effect—settles to the right of the twisting wooden arch.

TANGLEWOOD (2016)
Oil on Canvas - 10” x 8”

Even though this leftover has a Hobbit in it, it’s not related to any story. It’s just what I felt like painting.

The oils left on my palette were from a session spent trying to visualize the Witchwood trees for a Tad Williams’ Osten Ard novel. 1/3

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OK yeah
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Well, yes
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Two large prints of the cover art from the first and second book of the series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams. They are each more than three feet across. More description in the close ups of the individual prints.

The cover art by Michael Whelan of "The Dragonbone Chair" by Tad Williams. The frame is dark ribbed wood and the matting is a wintry grey-blue. The artwork is a single piece but designed such that the left and right look good by themselves as the left was the back cover of the book and the right was the front cover. On the right, teenage Simon is stepping out of ruins that still show much of their former glory. He's holding a wounded friend who is smaller but somewhat older looking. On the left a wolf runs through the ruins. The print is signed in the lower right.

The cover art by Michael Whelan of "The Stone of Farewell" by Tad Williams. The frame is dark ribbed wood and the matting is a wintry grey-blue. The artwork is a single piece but designed such that the left and right look good by themselves as the left was the back cover of the book and the right was the front cover. On the right, young adult Simon is standing in a snowy woods full of butterflies. He's holding a very large sword, a mirror and a white arrow. He now has a white lock in his hair. On the left, there is a lake at the bottom of a sharp drop. In the middle of the lake is a tall natural rock formation. The print is signed in the lower left.

These arrived today. Thanks to @michaelwhelan.bsky.social and @mrstad.bsky.social.

“Jesus liberates, Christian nationalism controls. Jesus saves. Christian nationalism kills. Jesus started a universal movement based on mutual love. Christian nationalism is a sectarian movement based on mutual hate.” #JamesTalarico #Christianhate 💙 👍

Sigh. It appears to be at the end of its option, & tho' we hear noise sometimes from erstwhile producers popping up & saying it's happening, I suspect it isn't. O well. I gotta say, both of us are ambivalent & neither of us want fame, so there's that. Money would be nice but we don't need #blessings

NEW TAD WILLIAMS!!

This November I believe - thanks!

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So, I just finished reading "The Dragonbone Chair" by Tad Williams....and holy CRAPBASKETS!

THIS is the wellspring from which all the epic fantasy I read as a teenager sprung from....and I had NO goddamned idea.

🎧 To Green Angel Tower: Book Three of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
by Tad Williams

★★★★½ 4.5/5
Reviewed by Jordan Reeves

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Obviously I knew that Tad Williams was an amazing writer. He's the guy who got me into fantasy when I was a kid. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is a masterpiece.

But I'm reading his hard-boiled detective novel and it is so fucking clever. Flawless phrase after flawless phrase. I am in awe.

Über Videospiele als Erkenntnisquelle Ich spreche mit Fabian Mundt von der Hochschule Karlsruhe über Games-Analyse in der Pädagogik, The Legend of Zelda und Tad Williams.

Ich spreche im freien Podcast mit Fabian Mundt von der Pädagogischen Hochschule Karlsruhe über Games-Analyse, The Legend of Zelda & Tad Williams: www.spielvertiefung.de/post/%C3%BCb...

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I'm reading Tad Williams' The Last King of Osten Ard series, which he's writing roughly 30 years after his famous Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series. The original books are great, fairly luminous 1980s epic fantasy with great writing. The new ones are way darker and complex and I'm also enjoying them.

Tad Williams’ Stone of Farewell book cover.

For now, as I linger in indecision over which Star Wars book will be my next companion, I wander deeper into the realm of Osten Ard. The trilogy unfolds like a vast and intricate tapestry, its pages demanding patience, yet gifting the reader with quiet, profound rewards.

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I never see this come up, Otherworld by Tad Williams? One of my absolute favorites. Intense series but carries itself so perfectly. - Trending Books I haven't read this since I was young but I've read it more than once and it didn't suffer. Intense to my limit I'd say so that means

I never see this come up, Otherworld by Tad Williams? One of my absolute favorites. Intense series but carries itself so perfectly.

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I haven't read this since I was young but I've read it more than once and it didn't suffer. Intense to my limit I'd say so that …

🎧 Stone of Farewell: Book Two of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
by Tad Williams

★★★★ 4/5
Reviewed by Sarah Chen

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Listen to a Graphic Audio Sample from the upcoming Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn 1: The Dragonbone Chair (3 of 3) by Tad Williams. https://loom.ly/d5aTnSs A war fueled by the powers of dark sorcery is about to engulf the peaceful land of Osten Ard—for Prester John, the High King, lies dying. USA/CA only

Tad Williams sometimes drops small comments on posts or in messages that make me feel stronger and it means the world.

And yes, I've told him.

*taps the board with pointer stick*

DO YOU KNOW, this bundle contains:

- This year's Palestine Book Awards winner for translator
- Quiet fantasy written by a murdered combat medic
- A beloved early century trans novel
- Experimental short stories from the streets of Bangkok

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Sithi Standing Stone (Binabek and Simon), 14″ x 19″ oil on board #ToGreenAngelTower #DonatoGiancola
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Three Norns, 19″ x 14″ Oil on Board #ToGreenAngelTower #DonatoGiancola @GrimOakPress #MemorySorrowAndThorn 📚 💙

The Messenger (Geloe), 13″ x 17″. Oil on Board - #ToGreenAngelTower #DonatoGiancola
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