City of Golden Shadow

Otherland, is the story of several key players based in different parts of the world, who race to understand the virtual reality system–and the people who rule it–that has incorporated itself into the world at large, including the third-world: a woman consumed in finding a cure for her brother within the VR, a man trapped within a separate version of the realm seeking a way out, an aboriginal man on a quest, a wheel-chair confined man under house arrest, and others. The VR world is a vast, unlimited, golden realm of play and fun, it is also a dark and horrible world as possibly envisioned in the mind of Clive Barker; will the secrets hidden within be worth the sacrifices the protagonists have to make?

Tad Williams is a sharp writer of wit and thought. Richly written, this book will keep you enthralled for hours on end, which is saying a lot, considering the thickness of the book, and the volumes the complete story covers. Highly recommended.