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Williams manages a vast cast of emotionally involving characters with considerable panache, but the real strength of the book is its endlessly questing intelligence; it is, among other things, an enquiry into the nature of storytelling as a way for human beings to give structure to their perceptions of the universe around them. It is as story that Sea of Silver Light ultimately works so well--involving us in the grueling descent of a vast mountain, the siege of an underground fortress, gun battles in a nightmare Wild West. Williams never neglects to tell us how things feel. He efficiently ties up every plot strand and convincingly reveals every secret in this large, complex plot. --Roz Kaveney, Amazon.co.uk --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Long long LONG,
By A Customer
This review is from: Otherland #4 Sea Of Silver Light (Mass Market Paperback)
Unlike Mr. Williams, I will be brief.The first book was great. He started some really interesting ideas, introduced a lot of interesting characters and kept me reading. Some 4,000 pages later, I have to say that Mr. Williams is a great author who needs a good EDITOR! I am very disappointed with how much time it took to wrap up this tale. For hundreds of pages, I was able to skim by just reading the first sentence in each paragraph and still follow the rambling story. This 4000-page story was at least 1000 pages too long and he just keeps piling on new material. Twist, twist, twist. New book. Repeat. Much like Robert Jordan, I felt that this story started off great but was seriously hurt by its length. I had to force myself to finish. The final book was the worst. It just when on and on and the ending (say 200 pages) introduces completely new plot twists, several of which I thought were rather unrelated to the rest of the 4000 page tale and could have been the premise for their own books. Tad Williams is a great writer. But if you are looking for a good story to read, forget about the Otherland and read Memory, Thorn and Sorrow. Three long books but a much tighter and complete tale.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
An out-of-left-field end to a mediocre series.,
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This review is from: Otherland 04 Sea Of Silver Light (Hardcover)
I'm stunned to see how positive the reader reviews are for this. Actually not, given the big fan-boy type of following I'm sure this series has. I probably would have raved about it back in my younger days, too. To date, I'd considered the entire series just barely good enough to keep reading. Barely. The cast list is insufferably and unnecessarily huge, and the characters, aside from the main two protagonists, are cardboard cut-outs. Actually, calling any of the characters (other than the villain) a "protagonist" is a stretch, as they never really seem to be able to control their own destiny. They just keep going on, and on, and on while they're manipulated like rats in a maze. Fine, for a while, but after thousands upon thousands of pages, it just gets tired. The ending - and many of the mysteries that are unmasked at the very end - came *completely* out of left field. I don't think a single book has ever caused me to roll my eyes so many times. For example, from the first sentence and chapter of Book 1, we're led to believe that Jonas is this pivotal figure in the grand scheme.... that whole story line is a new high-water mark in disappointment. If I had it all to do over again, I wouldn't have read the first one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Losing sleep because I can't put it down ....,
By Avid Reader "AvidReader" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Otherland #4 Sea Of Silver Light (Mass Market Paperback)
I have enjoyed this whole series so much ... These are so well written and entertaining. Well done Tad Williams - thank you so much for being a writer!!
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