The Very Best of Tad Williams
Cover art by Kerem Beyit.
This career retrospective from one of the most-beloved authors in the fantasy genre is essential for fans of his internationally bestselling series novels (Otherland; Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn).
Tad Williams has achieved success in multiple genres and forms, whether in epic fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, or young adult fiction. Readers only familiar with his masterpieces such as The Dragonbone Chair and Tailchaser’s Song will be delighted to discover that in his short fiction, Williams has been able to explore myriad new possibilities and adventures.
Previously collected in multi-author anthologies and limited hardcover editions, these superlative tales of dragons, super-soldiers, wizards, cyberpunks, heroes, and fools, are now available together for the first time in an affordable trade paperback edition. These stories showcase the exhilarating breadth of Williams’ imagination, in stories hearkening to the tales of such classic fantasists as J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Ray Bradbury, and Peter S. Beagle. Included is an original tale written specifically for this volume.
The Very Best of Tad Williams is a true delight to those who have imagined themselves in fantastic worlds beyond the everyday and mundane.
Contents:
- The Old Scale Game
- The Storm Door
- The Stranger's Hands
- Child of an Ancient City
- The Boy Detective of Oz
- Three Duets for Virgin and Nosehorn
- Diary of a Dragon
- Not with a Whimper, Either
- Some Thoughts Re: Dark Destroyer
- Z is for...
- Monsieur Vergalant's Canard
- The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of
- A Fish Between Three Friends
- Every Fuzzy Beast of the Earth, Every Pink Fowl of the Air
- A Stark and Wormy Knight
- Black Sunshine
- And Ministers of Grace
- Omnitron, What Ho!
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Tad Williams never set out to create entire worlds from scratch—yet, in many ways, that's exactly what he's done. Known for his lush, expansive fantasy novels, Williams has an uncanny ability to make the fantastical feel deeply human. His work taps into the timeless themes of adventure, destiny, and the complexity of the human spirit, all while layering in rich, immersive worlds that are as fully realized as the characters who inhabit them.
Born in San Jose, California, Williams’ journey into writing was not a straight line. He began his career as a writer of short stories and a member of the underground comics scene before discovering his passion for epic fantasy. It was the immense, world-spanning narrative of The Dragonbone Chair, the first book in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, that catapulted him into the literary spotlight. His ability to balance sweeping, epic landscapes with intimate character studies made him a standout in the genre and drew comparisons to other masters of fantasy, while allowing him to carve out a voice uniquely his own.
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