City of Golden Shadow: Otherland Book 1

Name: City of Golden Shadow: Otherland Book 1
Rating: 4.333333492279053 (12 reviews)

Tad Williams

Jan 2017 · Otherland Book 1 · Hachette UK

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In our own near future, a global conspiracy at the highest levels threatens to sacrifice our Earth for the promise of a far more exclusive place - Otherland, a universe where any fantasy can be made real, but which is ruled by Earth's wealthiest and most ruthless power brokers, the Grail Brotherhood. Otherland, surrounded by secrecy, is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares.

Incredible amounts of money have been lavished on it. The best minds of two generations have laboured to build it. And somehow, bit by bit, it is claiming the Earth's most valuable resource - its children.

Only a few have become aware of the danger. Fewer still are willing or able to take up the challenge of this perilous and seductive realm. But every age has its heroes; unusual times call for unusual champions, and destiny awaits them in Otherland.

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12 reviews

Fionn Cahalane

July 12, 2017

I found myself swept away by the skilled narrative and imaginative concepts at the beginning of this book. Unfortunately, as the story wore on it started to ware out until a startling redux very close to the end. I feel the author is very skilled but maybe lost the plot towards the middle and rushed the ending. Also, the hallucinatory tangents throughout were difficult to read and didn't add to the story. Otherwise a very enjoyable book.

Jo Clayton

January 25, 2018

Engaging, thrilling, edge-of-your-seat anticipation. Loved it!

Ian Kelly

August 12, 2017

One of my favorites of all time

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About the author

Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers: the Otherland epic now plays as an MMO on steam.com. He, his family and his animals live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. @tadwilliams @mrstad

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