"Otherland", by #TadWilliams, was a tough one. This author and his work weren't nicely treated by Spanish publishers and finding all four books in his #saga was, and still is, an ordeal.
#Otherland
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The Navigator's Children
Author Tad Williams
Series The Last King of Osten Ard
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Nov 12, 2024
#OstenArd #TheLastKingOfOstenArd #TheNavigatorsChildren #TadWilliams
Into the Narrowdark
Author Tad Williams
Series The Last King of Osten Ard
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Jul 12, 2022
#OstenArd #TheLastKingOfOstenArd #IntoTheNarrowdark #TadWilliams
Brothers of the Wind
Author Tad Williams
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Nov 2, 2021
#OstenArd #BrothersOfTheWind #TadWilliams
Empire of Grass
Author Tad Williams
Series The Last King of Osten Ard
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date May 7, 2019
#OstenArd #TheLastKingOfOstenArd #EmpireOfGrass #TadWilliams
The Witchwood Crown
Author Tad Williams
Series The Last King of Osten Ard
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Jun 27, 2017
#OstenArd #TheLastKingOfOstenArd #TheWitchwoodCrown #TadWilliams
The Heart of What Was Lost
Author Tad Williams
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Jan 3, 2017
#OstenArd #TheHeartOfWhatWasLost #TadWilliams
To Green Angel Tower: Storm
Author Tad Williams
Series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Jul 1, 1994
#OstenArd #MemorySorrowAndThorn #ToGreenAngelTowerStorm #TadWilliams
To Green Angel Tower: Siege
Author Tad Williams
Series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Apr 1, 1994
#OstenArd #MemorySorrowAndThorn #ToGreenAngelTowerSiege #TadWilliams
Stone of Farewell
Author Tad Williams
Series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Aug 7, 1990
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The Dragonbone Chair
Author Tad Williams
Series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Publisher DAW Books
Publication Date Oct 25, 1988
#OstenArd #MemorySorrowAndThorn #TheDragonboneChair #TadWilliams
Was really glad this 2nd book didn't start off with 8 hours of boring infodumps and mundane activities around the castle, but Mr. Williams still managed to write a story with twice the words needed. Luckily when the story was actually moving it was great. For me this could have gotten 5 stars from me if it did either of these things. 1) Cut the book length by 30-40% by leaving out the repetitive infodumps, cutting really long scenes in half, especially the long conversations, and dropping at least half of the parts where Simon is beating himself up for being a loser. OR 2) Replaced those parts mentioned above with things actually happening. Seriously I think if I was reading these books in dead tree format, I would have given up somewhere around 150 pages in. I don't regret spending the time reading it because I was doing other things like driving or gardening, but I'm much more stingy with my actual sit-down-and-do-only-one-thing time.
Book #11 (2026)
Review in pic and alt-text
#StoneOfFarwell #TadWilliams #fantasy #bookskyfantasy
Küchentisch mit BuCon Kaffeetasse und dem Buch "Empire of Grass" von Tad Williams
Guten Morgen mit Kaffeetasse und Buch ...
#kaffee #frühstück #tadwilliams
Küchentisch mit BuCon Kaffeetasse und dem Buch "Empire of Grass" von Tad Williams
Guten Morgen mit Kaffeetasse und Buch ...
#kaffee #frühstück #tadwilliams
En el Castillo de marca Sur, en Eion, al norte de Xand, con un ojo puesto en la puerta de mi cuarto y con el otro la peregrina Línea de Sombra. #Shadowmarch #TadWilliams
There’s that same feeling of vastness, of ancient stories buried under the snow, just waiting to be discovered by adventurers.
#rpg #ttrpg #forbiddenlands #tadwilliams
I’m seriously thinking about running Forbidden Lands – The Bitter Reach for my group this weekend.
I’m not sure why, but the whole atmosphere of frozen lands, forgotten ruins, and dangers lurking in the blizzards really reminds me of Tad Williams’ books.
#rpg #ttrpg #forbiddenlands #tadwilliams
I've been looking at the cover of this book for probably 30 years or more at bookstores across the country. I think the size of the book kept me from buying it all those years. But this year I promised myself that I would take on some bigger books, on audio and these are all available on Libby so I went for it. Clocking in at just over 33 hours, this was the longest book on my audio wishlist. Unfortunately, I feel like it could have been 20 hours and been much better. The first 8 hours or so are just a kid running around the castle and a bunch of info-dumps. Then, finally, the adventure starts. So this definitely loses points for taking the length of a short novel just to get moving. Next it loses points for just taking Norse mythology and Catholicism and just tweaking them a little bit (changing names slightly) and calling it a fantasy world. This is the worst option in my opinion, with the best option being make up your own stuff, the next best being use existing myth. Just calling Odin, Udon and acting like it's something you made up is just dumb. Once the adventure started it was really fun. Lots of characters, cool bad guys, mysterious fae, Binibik is definitely my favorite character. Simon is okay, though I can't stand "reluctant heroes" and he dips into that sometimes. I'm expecting the 2nd book to be much better because it won't have 8 hours of world building at the beginning.
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Book #4 for 2026
3 out of 5 Stars
Review in pic and alt-text.
#dragonbonechair #tadwilliams #fantasybooksky #bookskyfantasy #fantasy
All through December, 'The Navigator's Children' is 99p at Amazon UK Kindle #TadWilliams #OstenArd 📚💙 www.amazon.co.uk/Navigators-C...
Die Zeilen hab ich schon länger geschrieben, aber aufgrund von äußeren Umständen komm ich erst jetzt dazu, sie zu veröffentlichen.
Ich hab auf unserem Blog ein paar über Tad Williams Rückkehr nach Osten Ard geschrieben.
#booksky #fantasy #tadwilliams #ostenard
Kürzlich war ich wieder im #SenseOfWonder und habe mir dort #DerDrachenbeinthron gekauft. Das #Buch - geschrieben von #TadWilliams - erscheint auf Deutsch bei #KlettCotta. Ein ganz schöner Schinken. Aber hey, bislang gefällt mir die Story. ☺️
Book recommendation:
War of the Flowers - Tad Williams.
Ignore if you wish, but know you're missing out on characters such as "The Remover of Inconvenient Obstacles".
#books #fantasy #recommendbook #tadwilliams #reading
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INTO THE NARROWDARK #TadWilliams has been selected as part of Kindle Unlimited’s UK Deals. Throughout November the book will be available for 99p #UK #Kindle #TheLastKingOfOstenArd 💙 📚
Tad Williams in front of the audience, being interviewed.
Star gast #TadWilliams was awfully nice, and I really prefer the interview format to the typical author reading. He promoted his latest #OstenArd novel, but he also did a book signing, and there were giveaways, so I guess I'll finally read the #DragonboneChair.
Endlich erscheint die deutsche Übersetzung der nächsten Tad Williams Bücher, "The Navigators Children" im Original; "Die Kinder des Navigators" im Deutschen, diesen Monat :DDD
Ich liebe seine Bücher und freu mich schon tierisch^^
#GermanBookSky #TadWilliams #OstenArd
#TadWilliams kommt diesen Monat auf #Lesereise nach Deutschland 💥
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Yesterday i found this full cover of To Green Angel Tower, the longest fantasy book ever published. This cover is amazingly detailed. The Sithi's armors are unique and beautiful... Read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn!
#TadWilliams #OstenArd #BookSky #Books 💙📚👀 🪐📚 #bookskyES #MichaelWhelan
Buchcover Tad Williams "Das Reich der Grasländer 2" an ein Sofakissen gelehnt.
Sommerurlaub ist traditionell die Zeit, in der ein weiterer Schmöker von @tadwilliams.bsky.social ge- #lesen wird. Mich begeistert es jedes Mal, wie blitzartig #TadWilliams seine Leser:innen in den Bann zieht.
Und hurra, es gibt noch weitere Bände "der letzte König von Osten Ard".
#GermanBooksky
Got a few bargains off tinternet. 3 pounds sterling ish each. I do like reclaiming ex libris books. Love #tadwilliams . Remember how excellent Otherland is, don’t remember much about Shadowmarch. Back in the day I’d read a 800 pager in 1-2 days. A lot of it didn’t stick.
