tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post8953262114797704887..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Author Profile: Tad WilliamsAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-75079486897091107802009-07-28T17:53:50.953+00:002009-07-28T17:53:50.953+00:00Yeah, I agree with the previous commenter - nice p...Yeah, I agree with the previous commenter - nice profile! I felt you covered his works very well. I felt the same when reading Memory and Otherland. But being an admirer of War of the Flowers, I wish you'd went into more detail about that standalone novel. It's worth drawing other readers attention to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-23168753962794423172009-07-21T19:00:39.831+00:002009-07-21T19:00:39.831+00:00Another nice author profile Adam, as you've pr...Another nice author profile Adam, as you've probably seen on SFFWorld I'm a big fan of MST and Otherland. <br /><br />He also wrote some (poorly received, I think) comics a couple of years ago.RobBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04014122096561992311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-22746145348065768592009-07-21T13:57:24.611+00:002009-07-21T13:57:24.611+00:00I love Tad Williams since I read Memory, Sorrow an...I love Tad Williams since I read <i>Memory, Sorrow and Thorn</i> which is still one of my all time favorites and I turn 50 in and few days. I read and enjoyed <i>Otherland</i> and <i>The War of the Flowers</i>. Book one and two of the <i>Shadowmarch</i> trilogy are on my shelf ... unread. I will read them as soon as I get a copy of book three...ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-15543395824846765832009-07-20T19:21:15.947+00:002009-07-20T19:21:15.947+00:00Shadowmarch trilogy is a very strong series, I don...Shadowmarch trilogy is a very strong series, I don't have any complaints. I actually liked Shadowplay more than the first volume.Ak-Harunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-63327485526277982322009-07-20T19:21:11.274+00:002009-07-20T19:21:11.274+00:00Nice review.
I love, love, love The War of the F...Nice review. <br /><br />I love, love, love <i>The War of the Flowers</i>. I just thought it was such a lovely riff on almost all of the bits of fairy and elves and what-nots.<br /><br />Plus, it is written in a really evocative, descriptive way that I enjoy. The Unbaked Man, the dragon and the Tower, etc...<br /><br />I also have an especially warm place in my heart for MS&T mostly for the slam-dunk whizbang, masterful portrayal of elves aka the Sithi, who are elegant and weird, alien and yet animalistic. <br /><br />The meeting in the tent rooved with thousands of butterflies and the woven ribbons all lacing through the forest arriving at an intricately woven tapestry are just wonderful images. Plus, the Siege of Naglimund is a stellar bit of storytelling.<br /><br />The end, though... enh. Not so much.<br /><br />I have heard mixed things about teh Shadowmarch books, though.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868247147493121210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-13666539916304839362009-07-20T13:48:23.545+00:002009-07-20T13:48:23.545+00:00I hear and understand a lot of the criticism re: W...I hear and understand a lot of the criticism re: Williams' verbosity. However, I <i>really</i> loved MST. I brought me to purchase Otherland, War of the Flowers and Shadowmarch. I'm a bit surprised to hear about the poor reception of the Shadowmarch series as I don't remember (each installment read some years ago) having any major complaints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-40642503117944610492009-07-20T11:26:46.799+00:002009-07-20T11:26:46.799+00:00Nice walkthrough. I read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn ...Nice walkthrough. I read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn perhaps 7-9 years ago, and while i enjoyed it I must agree with your findings. I was perhaps a tad bit more disappointed with the ending.ErrantBardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932796866393461469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-47955258430042162102009-07-20T02:55:04.467+00:002009-07-20T02:55:04.467+00:00I find OTHERLAND very intriguing. It's basical...I find OTHERLAND very intriguing. It's basically a typical fantasy story in an SF mileu, a bit like THE AMTRAK WARS which I'm also a fan of (whilst the two works in no way resemble one another). Like I said, I also liked the way it's also a big-ass series but can be seen (Books 2 and 3 in particular) as a collection of linked short stories and novellas, whilst MST was one huge story and was a bit of a slog at times. OTHERLAND is broken into smaller, more easily digestable chunks.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-60356911369040725512009-07-20T02:35:59.469+00:002009-07-20T02:35:59.469+00:00I love MST when I read it as a teenager and have b...I love MST when I read it as a teenager and have been meaning to re-read it for years, might have to give ti a go soon. I'm always curious to find out if the books I loved when I was 10 to 17 still have the same sort of emotional impact with me nowadays at 30+.<br /><br />Caliban's Hour I also loved.<br /><br />Couldn't quite get into Otherland but not sure why as I do like SF almost as much as Fantasy, might have just been too much of a different side of the SF that I read.Jebushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985667608602099242noreply@blogger.com