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City of Golden Shadow

Otherland, Book 1

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City of Golden Shadow

By: Tad Williams
Narrated by: George Newbern
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The first book in best-selling master storyteller Tad Williams' Otherland series.

Otherland, a universe where any fantasy can be made real, but which is ruled by Earth's wealthiest and most ruthless power brokers, the Grail Brotherhood. Shrouded in secrecy, it is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares.

Vast amounts of money have been lavished on it.

The best minds of two generations have laboured to build it.

And somehow, bit by bit, it is claiming Earth's most valuable resources - its children.

A novel of dazzling ideas, nonstop adventure and irresistible characters, City of Golden Shadow is the first part of an epic series and a masterpiece of imaginative fiction.

©1998 Tad Williams (P)2014 Penguin Audio Fantasy Fiction
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I think this book would have benefited from some harsh editing. Having said that, the story is quite extraordinary for the time it was written. He predicted many of the technologies that have become embedded in our lives today.

The story unfolds slowly. At times too slowly.

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