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Tad Williams

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Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide. His works include the worlds of Otherland, Shadowmarch, and Osten Ard—including the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and The Last King of Osten Ard series—as well as standalone novels Tailchaser’s Song and The War of the Flowers, plus the Bobby Dollar urban fantasies. His considerable output of epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, comics, and more have strongly influenced a generation of writers. Tad and his family live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house.

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Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn


A Fantasy series (1988 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Undead magic poisoning the land
  • Ordinary nobodies pulled into world-shaking quests
  • Ancient mysteries with immortal players choosing sides

Otherland


A Science Fiction series (1996 - 2001)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Surreal virtual realms with shifting rules and lethal surprises
  • Split-party questing across bizarre realities
  • Shadowy elite conspiracies with global stakes

Shadowmarch


A Fantasy series (2004 - 2010)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Ancient frontiers collapsing into a world of buried history
  • Unready royal heirs forced to grow up fast
  • Dangerous fairies stalking family betrayals and war

Ordinary Farm Adventures


A Children & Middle Grade series (2009 - 2011) co-authored by Deborah Beale

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Magical farms crawling with dragons, unicorns, and lost creatures
  • Secret worlds hiding in everyday places
  • Oddball animal sidekicks with real personality

Bobby Dollar


A Paranormal / Urban Fantasy series (2012 - 2014)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Afterlife noir with Heaven and Hell playing dirty
  • Rule-breaking angels with vices, bad allies, snark
  • Supernatural investigations with missing souls and undead threats

Last King of Osten Ard


A Fantasy series (2017 - 2024)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Ancient grudges driving royal intrigue across threatened kingdoms
  • Human and immortal viewpoints in wars with uneasy alliances
  • Sieges and quests shaped by old magic

Standalone Fiction

Children & Middle Grade Books

Little Stacks of Fantasy

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