05-17-2003, 03:26 PM
I think it might be some genetic issue with me, but everytime I see a book thread I have to plug Tad William's. He has an excellent epic fantasy trilogy (a trilogy only because he said it was going to be a trilogy), that he refers to a Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. The books are The Dragonbone Chair, Stone of Farewell, and To Green Angel Tower. They are excellent epic fantasy. In someways I like them better than Tolkien.
His latest series is Otherland, a four book set consisting of The City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Flame, Mountain of Black Glass, and Sea of Silver Light. It has been over a year since I read any of them, and I can still picture the characters and anticipate how they would react in a given situation, they were that well defined. It is some very excellent science fiction (this is why I can actually call him my favorite author, he has written two of my favorite series in my two favorite categories.
He is getting into some interesting digital works as well, pioneering some new horizons for writing that a lot of traditional authors might not be equiped to venture on right now, but looks to be a glimpse of where things might be heading with human storytelling. He is well worth any reader checking out.
His latest series is Otherland, a four book set consisting of The City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Flame, Mountain of Black Glass, and Sea of Silver Light. It has been over a year since I read any of them, and I can still picture the characters and anticipate how they would react in a given situation, they were that well defined. It is some very excellent science fiction (this is why I can actually call him my favorite author, he has written two of my favorite series in my two favorite categories.
He is getting into some interesting digital works as well, pioneering some new horizons for writing that a lot of traditional authors might not be equiped to venture on right now, but looks to be a glimpse of where things might be heading with human storytelling. He is well worth any reader checking out.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.
It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.