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@DHS Currently, I am immersed in reading “Stone of Farewell” by Tad Williams. This reading has proven to be a challenge, as it is the infamous “middle book” of a trilogy, where everything seems to go wrong in a single extensive volume. It is an adventure filled with suffering, spread across countless pages, lol. At the same time, I am also enjoying a classic of Brazilian literature, “Dom Casmurro” by Machado de Assis.
#books #reading #bookstodon #fantasy #tadwilliams @bookstodon
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@DHS Currently, I am immersed in reading “Stone of Farewell” by Tad Williams. This reading has proven to be a challenge, as it is the infamous “middle book” of a trilogy, where everything seems to go wrong in a single extensive volume. It is an adventure filled with suffering, spread across countless pages, lol. At the same time, I am also enjoying a classic of Brazilian literature, “Dom Casmurro” by Machado de Assis.
#books #reading #bookstodon #fantasy #tadwilliams @bookstodon
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In the past few days, I found myself rereading Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams. I greatly admire his writing, even though his books take me quite a while to finish. I'm not sure if it's the density of the text or the endless number of other readings I need to get through as a teacher. Either way, it's always a pleasure to return to the world of Osten Ard.
#books #reading #bookstodon #fantasy #tadwilliams #stoneoffarewell @bookstodon
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In the past few days, I found myself rereading Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams. I greatly admire his writing, even though his books take me quite a while to finish. I'm not sure if it's the density of the text or the endless number of other readings I need to get through as a teacher. Either way, it's always a pleasure to return to the world of Osten Ard.
#books #reading #bookstodon #fantasy #tadwilliams #stoneoffarewell @bookstodon
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I stepped away from this book for a few weeks. While it's deeply captivating, it's the kind of story that truly shines when read at a leisurely pace. The world of Osten Ard is breathtaking, even in its darkest corners. Part of that slower rhythm comes with the territory—this is, after all, the notorious 'middle book' of the trilogy, where everything that can go wrong, does.
#bookstodon #tadwilliams #fantasy #stoneoffarewell #ostenard #reading @bookstodon
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I stepped away from this book for a few weeks. While it's deeply captivating, it's the kind of story that truly shines when read at a leisurely pace. The world of Osten Ard is breathtaking, even in its darkest corners. Part of that slower rhythm comes with the territory—this is, after all, the notorious 'middle book' of the trilogy, where everything that can go wrong, does.
#bookstodon #tadwilliams #fantasy #stoneoffarewell #ostenard #reading @bookstodon
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OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOWS (1996)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24” x 18”A sophisticated blend of science fiction and fantasy that followed the groundbreaking epic Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams. 1/4
#sciencefiction #illustration #tadwilliams #otherland #dawbooks
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OTHERLAND: RIVER OF BLUE FIRE (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24" x 18"In his Otherland series, Tad Williams has transported readers to a perilous "virtual world" of the imagination where anyone's fantasy can be made real. 1/6
#sciencefiction #illustration #otherland #dawbooks #tadwilliams
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Born this day: 03/14/1957
Tad Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author whose Otherland tetralogy explored virtual reality in a near-future world. His epic Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series helped inspire George R. R. Martin to write A Song of Ice and Fire. Williams has sold over seventeen million copies worldwide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tad_Williams
#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #TadWilliams @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction
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Born this day: 03/14/1957
Tad Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author whose Otherland tetralogy explored virtual reality in a near-future world. His epic Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series helped inspire George R. R. Martin to write A Song of Ice and Fire. Williams has sold over seventeen million copies worldwide.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tad_Williams
#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #TadWilliams @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction
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Guten Morgen mit Kaffeetasse und Buch ...
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Guten Morgen mit Kaffeetasse und Buch ...
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STONE OF FAREWELL (1989)
Acrylic on Canvas - 21” X 46”The main problem in doing what is called a wraparound cover—art that wraps around from the front to the back of the book—is in trying to avoid pieces that look like two different paintings stuck together. 1/4
#fantasy #illustration #bookcover #tadwilliams #ostenard #dawbooks
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Zuletzt beendetes Fantasy Buch: "Empire of Grass - Last King of Osten Ard 2" von Tad Williams. In der Welt des Drachenbeinthrons (Memory Sorrow Thorn) habe ich hierfür etwas länger gebraucht, weil ich wollte, dass mir nichts an Bezügen entgeht. 💚 #TadWilliams #OstenArd #Fantasyromane #Bookstodon #Fantasy
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Zuletzt beendetes Fantasy Buch: "Empire of Grass - Last King of Osten Ard 2" von Tad Williams. In der Welt des Drachenbeinthrons (Memory Sorrow Thorn) habe ich hierfür etwas länger gebraucht, weil ich wollte, dass mir nichts an Bezügen entgeht. 💚 #TadWilliams #OstenArd #Fantasyromane #Bookstodon #Fantasy
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IN DAI CHIKIZA (1988)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 18" x 46"Creating the cover for the first book in a proposed epic trilogy can be a daunting task for an illustrator. They have to help the author gain an audience for a new fantasy world with a whole new cast of characters. 1/8
#fantasy #illustration #tadwilliams #memorysorrowandthorn #dawbooks
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EMPIRE OF GRASS (2018)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 20” x 32”Over three decades, I spent countless hours exploring Osten Ard, the epic fantasy world of Tad Williams that began with THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR. 1/4
#bookcover #illustration #fantasy #tadwilliams #dawbooks #lastkingofostenard
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DARKNESS OVER HAYHOLT (2016)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 24” x 36”When DAW contacted me 35 years ago about illustrating the cover for a high fantasy novel by Tad Williams, an amazing relationship began with THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR. 1/5
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard #dawbooks
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i just noticed this event: tad williams is on the last part of his german book tour. and you could meet and greet him in the famous otherland bookstore (named after williams' nearly as famous otherland series). but you have to apply for it!
31.10. 16:30 - 18:00
#berlin #TadWilliams #otherland #bücher #literatur #sciencefiction #fantasy
#^Meet&Greet mit Tad Williams im Otherland 17:00-18:00 - Otherland Buchhandlung BerlinMeet&Greet mit Tad Williams im Otherland 17:00-18:00 - im OtherlandAblauf: "Hallo, signieren, Foto" ;-)Bitte anmelden:service(at)otherland-berlin.de
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Happy Dank d.a.i. #Tübingen und #Osiander diese Lesung von #TadWilliams zum Abschluss des neuen #OstenArd Zyklus zu erleben und ihn wieder zu treffen. Sehr happy dass er sich an unsere früheren Treffen erinnerte, mich zum neuen Vornamen beglückwünschte und sagte, Gwynn werde ein Charakter in seinem nächsten Osten Ard Buch heissen. Auch ein "The World of Osten Ard" ist zumindest in Vorplanung und das letzte #Tinkerfarm Buch wird in DE vor EN erscheinen... #Fantasyromane #Bookstodon #Fantasy
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GREEN ANGEL TOWER (1993)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 27” x 36”The cover art for the final installment of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, a terrific fantasy series by Tad Williams. The book spent five weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and changed the landscape of publishing. 1/6
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard #dawbooks
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THE WAR OF THE FLOWERS (2003)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 28" x 18"After the Otherland novels, Tad Williams returned to fantasy to tell the tale of a disenchanted rock singer, who once skated by on good looks and charm but has fallen on hard times. His world unravels when he discovers the memoir of a dead relative who claimed to have visited faerie—a realm far different from the one in childhood stories. 1/2
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"“告诉我，笛尼梵神父。”伯爵转向牧师，问道，“你的经书是怎么评价政治的？” “这个嘛……”一瞬间，笛尼梵平凡又聪颖的脸上显出专注的神情，“安东之书常常提到民族的试炼。”他想了想又说，“我最喜欢的一段是这样说的：‘如果敌人带着利剑前来，打开门理论吧，但自己也要紧握利剑；如果敌人空手前来，那就空手迎接。然而，如果他带着礼物，那就站在窗口朝他丢石头 。’”说完，笛尼梵用自己的长袍擦了擦手指。"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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"“战争或暴力导致的死亡，”莫吉纳写道，“没有任何值得赞颂之处。但它们就像火光，人类则如低贱的飞蛾，一而再地受到吸引。上过战场、又未被人间盛行的言论蛊惑之人会承认，在这片大地上，正是由于人类自身的耐心缺失，才造成了人间地狱——其实，如果牧师的说法可信，绝大多数人总会到地狱去的。”"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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"朱迪丝将目光从面包移到西蒙身上。她的眼睛是浅蓝色的，“我知道，你喜欢这些不寻常的事情。”她说，“不过你要记得，小子，我们需要水。如果不下雨也不下雪，很快我们就没有好东西吃了。你知道，我们又不能喝津濑湖的水。”津濑湖与格兰汶河的水都跟海水一样咸。"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
回悲荆的人民迫切地需要科技！
例如： 蒸馏法：加热咸水，使其蒸发，然后冷凝成淡水。 反渗透：施加压力，将水通过一层半透膜，从而滤去盐分和杂质。 冷冻法：降低水温，使水结冰，盐分留在未冻结的部分。
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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"“西蒙，世上没有真正的‘无所畏惧’，除非那个人疯了。所谓‘无所畏惧’的那些人只是懂得如何把恐惧藏好而已，当然，要做到这点也相当难。老国王约翰理解恐惧，他的两个儿子也明白……我也是。而派拉兹……人们觉得他什么都不害怕，或者不像其他人那样自然流露出害怕。这就是常人说的‘疯狂’。”"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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"“书本就是魔法的一种形式。”医师把刚刚放下的那本书又拿了起来，“因为书比任何一种法术或咒语持续的时间都要长得多。两百年前，某个人对某些事情到底怎么看呢？你能穿越到过去问他吗？不能——准确地说，应该还没有做得到的方法……可是，你看，如果他把自己的想法写下来，如果有卷纸甚至一本书，逻辑鲜明地阐述出他的观点……他就能跟你对话了！穿越年代！而且，如果你想去纳斯卡都看看，甚至失落的罕蒂亚，也只需打开一本书……”"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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"“呸，羞耻啊！”约翰叹息道，“我该怎样做才不会辜负这把神赐之剑？世上依然布满罪恶，沉重不堪，它们正在玷污我的灵魂——我曾亲手杀死红龙，而现在，这双手臂却连牛奶杯都拿不动。哦，我快要死了，亲爱的淘儿，我快死了！” 淘儿凑了过去，将国王一只骨节嶙峋的手从剑柄上掰开，亲吻着。眼前的老人还在不停地哭泣。“哦，主人啊，”弄臣恳求道，“求您别哭了！世人都会死——您、我，所有人都一样。如果我们没有早夭或暴毙，那么我们的命运就会跟树木一样：愈渐衰败，最终归于尘埃。这是一切事物的轨迹。您怎么能跟神的旨意抗争呢？”"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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"国王懊恼地摇了摇头，“到了年老力衰的时候，所有人别无二致。跟现在的我相比，连笨裁缝的学徒都充满了活力。” “啊，我的陛下，陛下……”淘儿白发苍苍的头摇得跟拨浪鼓似的，帽子上的铃铛却没有响——铃舌在很久以前就不见了。“陛下，您的忧虑很合情，但不够合理。天下之人，或伟大或渺小，都要走上这条路。不管怎么说，您的人生已经足够波澜壮阔了。”"
— Tad Williams: 回忆、悲伤与荆棘 卷一
#在读引用 #TadWilliams #MemorySorrowandThorn @[email protected] #reading #bookstodon #quote
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Zuletzt beendet: Tad Williams Brothers of the Wind. A prequel novel to #MemorySorrowThorn, die #Drachenbeinthron Trilogie. Aus der Zeit als Ineluki noch ein junger Prinz war, erzählt aus der Perspektive des Leibdieners seines älteren Bruders, Prinz Hakatri, und man fiebert mit dem Ich-Erzähler mit. Lesenswert wenn man #Elfen #Fantasy mag. @bookstodon #Fantasyromane @buchstodon #TadWilliams #HighFantasy #Bookstodon #OstenArd
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The Last King of Osten Ard - #TadWilliams
> Likimeya and I did not talk very often, but when we did our conversations often began like this, with her explaining things to me as though I were witless. To be fair, she spoke this way to most of her elders.
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The Last King of Osten Ard - #TadWilliams
> Likimeya and I did not talk very often, but when we did our conversations often began like this, with her explaining things to me as though I were witless. To be fair, she spoke this way to most of her elders.
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I have finished „Otherland“. Still and by far the best radio play I‘ve ever listened to.
If you understand German, and like SciFi/ Fantasy, you should give it a listen.
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Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn - #TadWilliams
> Simon said nothing, saving his strength so he could more fully appreciate his misery.
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Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn - #TadWilliams
> Simon said nothing, saving his strength so he could more fully appreciate his misery.
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EMPIRE OF GRASS (2018)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 20" x 32"Over three decades, I spent countless hours exploring Osten Ard, the epic fantasy world of Tad Williams that began with THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR. 1/3
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard
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EMPIRE OF GRASS (2018)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 20" x 32"Over three decades, I spent countless hours exploring Osten Ard, the epic fantasy world of Tad Williams that began with THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR. 1/3
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard
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OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOW (1996)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24" x 18"A sophisticated blend of science fiction and fantasy by Tad Williams. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #tadwilliams #otherland
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OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOW (1996)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24" x 18"A sophisticated blend of science fiction and fantasy by Tad Williams. 1/4
#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #tadwilliams #otherland
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IN DAI CHIKIZA (1988)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 18" x 46"Creating the cover for the first book in a proposed epic trilogy can be a daunting task for an illustrator. They have to help the author gain an audience for a new fantasy world with a whole new cast of characters. 1/5
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #memorysorrowandthorn #ostenard #seoman #binabik
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IN DAI CHIKIZA (1988)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 18" x 46"Creating the cover for the first book in a proposed epic trilogy can be a daunting task for an illustrator. They have to help the author gain an audience for a new fantasy world with a whole new cast of characters. 1/5
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #memorysorrowandthorn #ostenard #seoman #binabik
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DARKNESS OVER HAYHOLT (2016)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 24" x 36"When DAW contacted me 35 years ago about illustrating the cover for a high fantasy novel by Tad Williams, an amazing relationship began with THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR. 1/4
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard @dawbooks
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DARKNESS OVER HAYHOLT (2016)
Acrylic on Gessobord - 24" x 36"When DAW contacted me 35 years ago about illustrating the cover for a high fantasy novel by Tad Williams, an amazing relationship began with THE DRAGONBONE CHAIR. 1/4
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard @dawbooks
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OTHERLAND: RIVER OF BLUE FIRE (1997)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24" x 18"#sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams
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STONE OF FAREWELL (1989)
Acrylic on Canvas - 21" X 46"The main problem in doing what is called a wraparound cover-cover art that wraps around from the front to the back of the book-is in trying to avoid pieces that look like 2 different paintings stuck together. 1/4
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #memorysorrowandthorn #tadwilliams #simonsnowlock
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GREEN ANGEL TOWER (1993)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 27" x 36"The cover art for the bestselling final installment of the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn epic by Tad Williams. 1/3
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #tadwilliams #ostenard