7/6/2023 0 Comments Otherland tad![]() It made me think about the very nature of life and death. I expected the story to be entertaining like Memory Sorrow and Thorn, and it was-and, like the former series, it had a fabulous ending, but it was also very thought provoking. The second and third books dragged a bit-perhaps they could have been combined into one book.īut the story itself I found quite intriguing, the ending especially. And there were some scenes (for example, the entire part in Dodge City) that I felt were unnecessary and only made the story drag. For example, at one point he said "The dust lay as thick as icing sugar." That doesn't even make sense-who said icing sugar is thick? It's just light and powdery. I felt that some sentences and phrases just sounded awkward. It could have benefitted from a couple more rereads on his part, but to his credit each book is extremely long and I'm sure he had deadlines. ![]() Namely, the skeleton of the plot is a very classic fantasy motif, the quest on which a group of bedraggled people who have been thrown together must embark to save the world.įor starters I should say that I really liked the series, although I wouldn't say it was perfect-it seemed to me that Williams was in a bit of rush to finish it. I probably should have put it on the SF board but I'm more comfortable here, and besides I believe the series contains many fantasy elements as well. I just finished Tad Williams' Otherland series tonight and I was wondering if anyone wanted to discuss it with me. ![]()
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