- Hardcover: 960 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; First Edition edition (19 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857239911
- ISBN-13: 978-1857239911
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 6.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 640,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
With Sea of Silver Light, Tad Williams completes his massive Otherland quartet, one of SF's more intriguing explorations of the eroding boundaries of the human and the non-human, the living and the dead. Otherland is a sequence that contains many secrets, and Williams plays fair by unpacking all of them in the final book. A group of adventurers, searching for a cure for comatose children, find themselves trapped in a sequence of virtual worlds, the only opponents of a conspiracy of the rich to live forever in a dream. Now, they are forced to make an uneasy alliance with their only surviving former enemy against his treacherous sidekick Johnny Wulgaru, a serial killer with a chance to play god forever.
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 story-telling as a way that human beings 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 gruelling 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
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The breathtaking conclusion to one of the most exciting and imaginative SF/fantasy series of all time.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the final volume in a four-book series. I've been waiting eagerly for this to publish - and had the book pre-ordered so it would arrive as soon as humanly possible. The whole series has had me absolutely gripped from the start, and this final volume is no exception. The story picks up where the last volume (Mountain of Black Glass) left off, and all the favourite characters are there. The plot twists and turns through some touching and terrifying scenes. There are some very clever and unexpected connections and links - and the result is compulsive reading. It had me torn in two directions - I wanted to read the book as quickly as possible, as the characters and structure are so compelling. On the other hand, I was enjoying the book so much I wanted to savour every word, so I kept trying to slow down by rationing myself to 50pp a day. I failed miserably and read the final 450pp yesterday. Wondeful stuff.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the long-awaited last part of four exciting books. The first was so surprising and thrilling that I immediately read the second one. The third was bought expecting it to be the last one in this series. It was not. This fourth and last book in the Otherland series finally answers all questions and still manages to be as exciting as the first one. Unfortunately I can't tell much about the plot because it would only spoil the fun for all the people who still have to read it. But so much can be said: A fitting and well-written ending for a gigantic story.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
One of the few authors I buy in hardback (ever since To Green Angel Tower), this was a truly addictive series, like many others I pre-ordered this to make sure I got my fix as quickly as possible!
From the moment you pick the book up, you are completely immersed. Tad Williams writes such complex stories that the denouement takes up at least 300 pages. Thats what's so addictive, you can feel the conclusion coming yet there's another few hundred pages to go.
When you finish any of Tad Williams' books, you have to come down again - the immersion is so complete. You almost start thinking as if you were one of the characters.
Juts one warning though - your arms will be aching by the time you've finished this!
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I loved the ending
I liked the ending of this quartet - no hints given here. The books are incredibly long and you have to be patient and awake reader in order to keep things together while following... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2005 by bookaholic
Compelling, but bloated, epic
If you've made it this far, you know what's going on (and if you don't, there are pages and pages of story-so-far synopsis to fill you in). The real question is, does it work? Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2003 by N. Clarke
A wonderful, climactic conclusion of a great story
It's essential you read the first three books because the story is continuous. Tad Williams amazes you by his ability to bring together all the ingredients of the previous three... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2003
An excellent ending to a fascinating series
I stayed up until 5am this morning finishing this book, and am now rather upset that I did so. As another reviewer has mentioned, it's difficult not to think like the characters... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2002 by The Happy Prince
disappointment and tedium
The conclusion to the series was a real disappointment. Although this should have come as no surprise, as the preceding book was just an endless trudge through one virtual world... Read more
Published on 31 July 2002
Disappointing conclusion to an otherwise great series.
In the words of Orlando's hero, this is one that "stumbled at the end of the road." The author, after maintaining a more-or-less consistently excellent standard throughout the... Read more
Published on 8 May 2002
An absorbing conclusion to the series.
A mostly strong and absorbing conclusion to the series, with all the subplots finally wound together. Read more
Published on 4 May 2002
Great idea - just too repetitive & long
I really enjoyed the ideas in this series but was constantly frustrated by needless repetition and detail within it. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2001
Brilliant - just brilliant!
I saved this birthday treat of a book for my holiday and finished it all too speedily - what a wonderful end to a spiffing yarn. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2001
My Name Is Jonas...
Well, after five years i couldn't envisage a better ending for the story. It was just superb, William ideas are so startlingly original it scary. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2001 by "dm02"
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