New Releases by Tad Williams

Tad Williams'' popular series Mirror World introduced a story of disaster and survival set in motion by the appearance of gigantic mirrors, just before the millennium (1999), in the world''s major cities. They are portals, through which predatory insectile aliens swarm, killing or carrying off everything in their path. Humankind''s only chance is to attack the "bugs" at their source -- in Mirror World. Sixty volunteers are bioengineered to become human weapons to enter Mirror World and beyond. In this book, a group of storytellers has taken this universe and filled it with colorful characters, unforgettable adventures, and thought-provoking new themes.

Tad Williams'' popular TechoComics series Mirror World introduced a fictional world so original and yet so compelling, so bizarre and yet so reminiscent of our own reality, that no reader who experienced it was ever quite the same again. Mirror World is a story of disaster and survival. Just before the millennium (1999), gigantic mirrors appear in the world''s major cities, bisecting streets, parks, and buildings. They are as beautiful as they are mysterious, until their terrible purpose becomes clear. They are portals, through which predatory insectile aliens swarm, killing or carrying off everything in their path. Humankind''s only chance is to attack the "bugs" at their source--in Mirror World. It is a one-way trip, and one which only flesh can make; everything inorganic--weapons, clothing, even dental fillings--disappear in the crossing. Six volunteers are bioengineered to become human weapons. Some of the biotroops pursue the Bugs through further portals--into the dark heart of the Universe. Others remain on MIrror World, setting up city states such as Shades and Looking Glass, creating a second Earth with new wonders and new evils all its own. An elite grouping of storytellers--also volunteers, hand-picked by Williams himself--has taken this audacious science fiction universe and filled it with colorful characters, unforgettable adventures, and thought-provoking new themes. The magic of their collective vision has limned a world as strange and wondrous as our own, only more so: a world in which illusion and reality are wedded inextricably. Uniting the power of modern science fiction and the magic of full-color art, Tad Williams'' Mirror World is a unique publishing event: a popular comic book transformed into literature, with its creative energy not only preserved but enhanced. As the story unfolds, a different author escorts the reader through each part of this astonishingly beautiful illustrated tale. Tad Williams himself selected the writers and approved the artist chosen to make this unique multimedia foray into the shimmering vastness of his Mirror World. You are invited to go with them...if you dare.

Otherland, an incredibly complex and detailed virtual reality, has appeared. Surrounded by secrecy, it is home to the wildest dreams and darkest nightmares of its users and its creators. 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 the Earth''s most valuable resource - its children. The story begun in OTHERLAND continues in this, the second volume of an astonishing series which is destined to become a landmark in imaginative fiction.

Simon, quatorze ans, n''a jamais quitté le château du Haylot où il a grandi dans les jupes des chambrières. Il n''a jamais connu son père et sa mère. Un jour, il deviendra mage, pourvu que le destin lui soit favorable. Un mystère plane sur le grand château. Le roi Jean, tueur du dragon Shurakai et souverain de toutes les nations humaines, est à l''agonie. Bientôt son fils aîné, le prince Elias, ira siéger sur le Trône du Dragon. Et des complots se trament dans l''ombre. La mort du roi Jean est très attendue. Elle pourrait libérer un terrible maléfice. En fait, c''est la conquête du pays par les hommes, cinq siècles plus tôt, qui a créé le malaise. Les Sithis, anciens maîtres de la terre, ont brusquement disparu. Serraient-ils morts ? Peu plausible : ils sont immortels. Alors, il y a un problème, et Simon n''en sait rien. Seule une société plus ou moins secrète, la Ligue du Parchemin, voit venir le danger. De grands desseins sont en jeu. Pour que survive le monde, Simon devra résoudre un jour l''énigme légendaire des Epées du Pouvoir. Mais on ne l''a pas prévenu.

Tandis que l''ombre d''Ineluki, le Roi de l''Orage, s''étend peu à peu sur Osten Ard, et que le Roi Souverain Elias et son âme damnée, Pryrates le prêtre rouge, assurent leur domination sur le royaume, les chances de ceux qui veulent encore s''opposer à eux s''amenuisent. Simon, Binabik et Sludig ont trouvé Epine, l''une des trois épées qui, réunies, pourront défaire Ineluki, mais les voici maintenant confrontés à la sorcière Skodi. Quant à leurs alliés, leur situation n''est guère plus réjouissante. Il leur reste néanmoins un espoir : rejoindre la Pierre de l''Adieu, d''où ils pourront organiser la résistance. Mais il leur faudra pour ce faire traverser bien des épreuves, et peut-être trouver de nouveaux alliés : certaines des forces en présence n''ont pas encore choisi leur camp. Après Le Trône du Dragon, Le Roi de l''Orage et La Maison de l''Ancêtre, le cycle de l''Arcane des Epées se poursuit avec La Pierre de l''Adieu. Par sa maîtrise du récit et le souffle épique de cette saga, Tad Williams confirme qu''il a trouvé sa place au premier rang des grands conteurs de la Fantasy, dans le sillage de Tolkien, David Eddings ou Robert Jordan.

New York Times-bestselling Tad Williams’ landmark epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard begins an exciting new cycle! “One of my favorite fantasy series.” —George R. R. Martin • “Groundbreaking.” —Patrick Rothfuss • “One of the great fantasy epics of all time.” —Christopher Paolini Tad Williams introduced readers to the incredible fantasy world of Osten Ard in his internationally bestselling series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. The trilogy inspired a generation of modern fantasy writers, including George R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and Christopher Paolini, and defined Tad Williams as one of the most important fantasy writers of our time. BOOK THREE: TO GREEN ANGEL TOWER The evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King are beginning their final preparations for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries, drawing King Elias ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell-spun world. As the Storm King’s power grows and the boundaries of time begin to blur, the loyal allies of Prince Josua struggle to rally their forces at the Stone of Farewell. There, too, Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll have gathered for a desperate attempt to unravel mysteries from the forgotten past. For if the League can reclaim these age-old secrets of magic long-buried beneath the dusts of time, they may be able to reveal to Josua and his army the only means of striking down the unslayable foe.... After the landmark Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy, the epic saga of Osten Ard continues with the brand-new novel, The Heart of What Was Lost. Then don’t miss the upcoming trilogy, The Last King of Osten Ard, beginning with The Witchwood Crown! Praise for Osten Ard: “Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy.... It’s one of my favorite fantasy series.” —George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Game of Thrones “Groundbreaking...changed how people thought of the genre, and paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine.” —Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of The Name of the Wind “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is one of the great fantasy epics of all time.” —Christopher Paolini, New York Times-bestselling author of Eragon

Available in one volume for the first time since its hardcover publication over a decade ago-The FINAL book in the trilogy that launched one of the most important fantasy writers of our time

A sequel to Shakespeare''s The Tempest from the point of view of Caliban, the monster. In it he plots revenge for the humiliation he was subjected to at the hands of Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, whom he loved. By the author of The Green Angel Tower.

Fortsetzung von ädie Nornenköniginä. Breit angelegter Fantasy-Roman, angesiedelt in einer mythisch-mittelalterlichen Welt im Lande Osten Ard.