Tad Williams

American fantasy and science fiction writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1957 · age 69

Robert Paul "Tad" Williams is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is the author of the multivolume Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, Otherland series, Shadowmarch series, and The Bobby Dollar series, as well as the standalone novels Tailchaser's Song and The War of the Flowers.

Tad Williams is read about 332 times a day, in 22 languages.

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The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

1990“Not everyone can stand up and be a hero, Princess,” he said quietly.”In their wordsChapter 2, “Masks and Shadows” (p. 37).Read the whole statement

“Things are not always as old songs tell them to be - especially when it is concerning dragons.”In their wordsChapter 8, “On Sikkihoq’s Back” (p. 176).Read the whole statement

“Sometimes you men are like lizards, sunning on the stones of a crumbled house, thinking: “what a nice basking-spot someone built for me.”In their wordsChapter 9, “Cold and Curses” (p. 207).Read the whole statement

“She knew that life was but a long struggle against disorder, and that disorder was the inevitable winner.”In their wordsChapter 9, “Cold and Curses” (p. 211).Read the whole statement

“Part of manhood, I am thinking, is to ponder one’s words before opening one’s mouth.”In their wordsChapter 12, “Birdsflight” (p. 297).Read the whole statement

“There are three kinds of people - the living, the dead, and those at sea.”In their wordsChapter 19, “Children of the Navigator” (p. 475).Read the whole statement

1957Born14 March 1957

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Fear goes where it is invited.
1990 · Chapter 7, “Spreading Fires” (p. 171)., Own words
Simple answers to life’s questioning. That would be a magic beyond any I have ever been seeing.
1990 · Chapter 8, “On Sikkihoq’s Back” (p. 188)., Own words
Thank you for your news, Princess. It is none of it happy, but only a fool desires cheerful ignorance and I try not to be a fool. That is my heaviest burden.
1990 · Chapter 9, “Cold and Curses” (p. 237)., Own words

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Most recently, Williams published The Last King of Osten Ard series, with its final novel The Navigator's Children being published in 2024. More than 17 million copies of Williams' works have been sold.

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