Tad Williams

City of Golden Shadow

Virtual reality metaverse explores consciousness and identity across digital worlds

About the author

Tad Williams
Tad Williams

Tad Williams is an American fantasy author whose Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy is often cited as a direct influence on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. His Otherland series was a pioneering work of virtual reality science fiction in the 1990s. His recent return to the world of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn has been warmly received by fans.

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