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    Cover of Otherland

    Otherland

    Tad Williams · 1991

    Contains 1. City of Golden Shadow 2. River of Blue Fire 3. Mountain of Black Glass 4. Sea of Silver Light

    Fiction & LiteratureScience Fiction
    Open Library
    Stats for nerds
    10recommend
    25mentions
    24people
    2007–2026years
    44% recommend52% neutral4% critical

    Mentions per year

    20072009201120132015201720192021202320252026

    What Hacker News says

    1. benibelaDec 2022
      I always confuse Ted William with Tad William. The Otherland novel had a great path to immortality
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    2. klyrsMay 2022
      Turn that to 11; Tad Williams' Otherland is among my favorite reads.
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    3. mostertoasterOct 2021
      It’s unfortunate that ready player one is the book people think of. Ready player one is just ripping off Otherland by Tad Williams and throwing in 80s nostalgia. It is a better dystopian novel I’d say.
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    4. planck01Sep 2019
      I think the Otherland series by Tad Williams about VR should be definetely be on the list. And ready player one as well.
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    5. ehsanu1Nov 2017
      Try:

      1. Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge 2. Otherland, by Tad Williams

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    6. dbishNov 2014
      Great read. Love the Oasis, although if you want a more in depth read you should check out the Otherland series. Very long, but great representation of what a fully immersive VR world would be like.
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