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Work InformationSea of Silver Light by Tad Williams (2001)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I really loved the first book of the Otherland quartet, City of Golden Shadow, which was deliriously crammed with cool ideas about the near future and old culture. Which is why Sea of Silver Light leaves such a bitter taste in my mouth: on its own, it would just be a grey slog with painstakingly explains its every charm into the ground, but as the culmination of a once promising series, it's an insult. There is no lacking for closure in this book; closure lurks around every corner, but the offered explanations and conclusions aren't satisfying. I was willing to go with William's submerged thesis of the first book -- stories exist independently from mankind -- but by the time he's spelling it all out in mile-high letters in Sea of Silver Light, I was ready to bail. ( ) Overall, this is a very good series, immersive and imaginative. This last installment wound up all the plot threads, although I did think the final explanation for 'the Other' felt kind of tacked on. There's enough room in the series for the author to have given us a little more background on the Other to make the final twist believable. This is the last book in the Otherland series. Because everything has to be wrapped up, this books moves along more quickly than the first three books. In this book we see that the diverse threads wound throughout the rest of the books do all come together for a satisfying ending. Williams did an admirable job of building a well thought out, complex, and interesting story. That said, I still think it was too long. I am glad I read it, and I did enjoy it, but I will not likely be reading the series again in the foreseeable future. Great conclusion This final book in the Otherland series certainly made it all worth it. The creativity of the author is marvelous. I'm a fan already having picked up my next epic series by Tad Williams. I feel like I've seen the world through another person which for a book of fiction is my highest praise. 2011 Review: A fantastic wrap up to a fantastic series. Each thread/group has a satisfactory ending, all are woven together and all my questions were answered. As a re-read, this series held up to my very good memories of my first time reading it. It might actually have been better, since I've matured quite a bit since that time and can understand a lot more about the characters than I could have a decade or so ago. Definitely not a thriller, on the edge of your seat" kind of book, but a deeply written one. Even at this size, I never felt like any of the words were too much or not needed. Williams did an admirable job as a wordsmith with this series. All that being said, this will definitely not be every ones cup of tea. Slow, descriptive, almost like the river that runs through the Otherland, it inexorably takes you to the end, but at its pace, not yours. Some will chafe and want to paddle faster, and since they can't they will give up. Others might want to explore barely glimpsed tributaries but are unable to and hence be disappointed. But the journey is worth it. So my advice? Sit back, go at the pace the river sets and just drink in the world Williams has created just for you. 2001 Review: finale, couple of ok twists" no reviews | add a review
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A group of adventurers searching for a cure for comatose children find themselves trapped in a sequence of virtual worlds, the only opponents of a conspiracy of the rich to live forever in a dream. Now, they are forced to make an uneasy alliance with their only surviving former enemy against his treacherous sidekick Johnny Wulgaru, a serial killer with a chance to play God forever. Few science fiction sagas have achieved the level of critical acclaim-and best-selling popularity-as Tad Williams's Otherland novels. A brilliant blend of science fiction, fantasy, and technothriller, it is a rich, multilayered epic of future possibilities. No library descriptions found. |
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