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Thoran · 06-13-2003, 01:05 PM

Just wrapping up Otherland by Tad Williams... all I can say is - WOW! If you're at all into sci-fi or cyber-punk... this book is a must read. It's everything that "Snow Crash" could have been. Strong tech (well concieved and portrayed), GREAT Horror (an unexpected surprise), and a solid and coherent character and story development (which Snow Crash abysmally lacked).

Imo he's a much better sci-fi author than he is a fantasy author... and he's a darn good fantasy author (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn was an excellent series... better than Jordan or Salvatore IMO, not as good as Martin... but then again, there's noone else alive that's even in his class).

06-13-2003, 01:05 PM	#24
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	Just wrapping up Otherland by Tad Williams... all I can say is - WOW! If you're at all into sci-fi or cyber-punk... this book is a must read. It's everything that "Snow Crash" could have been. Strong tech (well concieved and portrayed), GREAT Horror (an unexpected surprise), and a solid and coherent character and story development (which Snow Crash abysmally lacked). Imo he's a much better sci-fi author than he is a fantasy author... and he's a darn good fantasy author (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn was an excellent series... better than Jordan or Salvatore IMO, not as good as Martin... but then again, there's noone else alive that's even in his class).