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Title	:	City of Golden Shadow (Otherland #1)
Author	:	Tad Williams
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 780 pages
Published	:	January 1st 1998 by DAW Books (first published December 5th 1996)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Fiction. Cyberpunk

City of Golden Shadow (Otherland #1) Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 780 pages

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Let me just start by saying this: the first time I finished this series, I immediately went back and started reading it again. I can't think of any other series that I've done that with. This is one of Tad Williams' "economy-sized manuscripts," similar to his fantasy classic Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Similar in size and scope, anyway - four giant tomes chock full of all things awesome. It's a series of grand scope, amazing scale and great imagination, well worthy of your time. Seriously, top-shelf stuff here, people. It begins with the children in a near-future world. Renie Sulaweyo, a teacher in South Africa, has a brother in the hospital. He, like many other children around the world, has gone into an inexplicable coma, the causes of which defy medical science. The only clue she has is that the outbreaks of these comas coincide with the availability of access to the Net - a virtual reality internet that is what Second Life dreams of becoming. Here, depending on your equipment, you can live in a virtual world that is more vibrant and exciting than anything the real world can offer. And you can do it in full sense-surround 3D. Renie's brother, Stephen, engaged in the usual mischief that any kid with access to his own virtual universe might do, and finally got caught. Something shut him down, and Renie was determined to find out. With the assistance of her student, a Bushman named !Xabbu, Renie uncovers an amazing virtual world, something that puts the best virtual reality to shame. It is the Otherland, a playground for the obscenely wealthy. And it may hold the secret to what has afflicted her brother. That's the short version. There's a ton of other storylines going on in there as well. There's young Orlando Gardiner, who compensates for a crippling illness by being the baddest barbarian on the net. There's little Christabel Sorenson, upon whose earnest desire to help the funny-looking Mister Sellars the entire future of the Otherland rests. There's the aptly-named Dread, an assassin extraordinare whose strange "twist" gives him an edge in all things electronic. And, of course, there is Paul Jonas, a man trapped in an imaginary world, whose escape threatens the greatest dreams of the richest men the world has ever known. All of this, as the series title suggests, centers on the Otherland project, a virtual reality of monumental proportions. It's a world that is more real than the real world is, a world of digitally-created, but very deadly, dangers. The slightest misstep could spell disaster. And just FYI, Otherland predates The Matrix by three years and, kung-fu aside, is a much better story. The really fun part is re-discovering things in this series. There are some things I remember very clearly, but other little details that pop up and make me think, "Oh yeah, I forgot all about that." There's just so much stuff crammed into this series that even after two back-to-back readings, I still let details slip away. So, make a sandwich and find a comfortable place to sit. This'll take a while, but I guarantee - it'll be worth it.

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Original Title:	City of Golden Shadow
ISBN:	0886777631 (ISBN13: 9780886777630)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Otherland #1
Literary Awards:	Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for Futurepreis (2004)

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I started out reading the hardcover, which had been gifted me and really did want to finish reading it, but was having difficult because I couldnt carry it around with me. After 2.5 years I was about ready to give up, when the audiobook was finally released. It still took me 6 months to listen to it. The novel is made up of 4 or 5, maybe more, individual stories, which seem to have nothing to do with one another. It isnt until about half way through this brick when ever so tenuously bits of

Williams' near-future sci-fi epic is a compelling exploration of the social/psychological costs and benefits posed by the advent of true virtual reality. A disparate cast of heroes find themselves trapped in an array of artificially constructed realities where death is an all too real possibility. Williams' pedigree as an epic fantasy author is evident in the scope of the narrative and the presence of a dark lord of sorts lurking at the heart of this web of invented worlds. Reading the whole

I'm giving this book a 3.5* rating which seems a little harsh to me becuase I genuinely really really enjoyed it. Honestly, the only reason it's not quite scooping the 4*s is becuase although I really enjoyed it, it's a 900 page book and it's only just starting the overall plot by the time you reach the end.This is probably one of the most surprising books I have read in a while as it's a slightly older fantasy/sci-fi crossover (pre-2000s) and so I kind of assumed it would be a classic style. It

This series has become one of my most reread collections, and this first book has a lot to do with that.In the big picture, Otherland, book 1, is almost entirely set up for the main (huge) story-line that follows. Although there is a frustration in coming to the end of it and realizing that the journey hasn't even started yet, it remains the most stand-out of all the books for me, anyway. Perhaps it is because as the true story unfolds in the following installments, the movement and challenges

8.5/10This is the second series that Im reading from Tad Williams and I have to say that Im really impressed of how different it is compared to his most famous series, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, although personally I quite liked it even if its not outstanding.In this series Tad Williams changes his style and goes to Science Fiction but he also raises his skill level as he has mixed Cyberpunk, lots of mystery and a touch of Fantasy that, I believe, makes all the difference!The story is set mostly

Impressive worldbuilding and interesting characters.

Executive Summary: Slow in places, but this story really works for me. Interesting world building and decent characters has me looking forward to the continuing on this series.Audio book: George Newbern does an excellent job with this book. Good inflections and emotion, as well as a variety of accents. He is definitely a narrator that adds extra enjoyment to the book. Full Review My only experiance with Tad Williams prior to this book was his urban fantasy book The Dirty Streets of Heaven. I was