River of Blue Fire
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River of Blue Fire is the second book in Tad Williams
' acclaimed Otherland
Series. It was originally published in 1998, the paperback in 1999.
It continues the saga begun in City of Golden Shadow
and takes the characters through among others a weird Wizard of Oz
simulation, a Neanderthal
world and a cartoon
world.
Tad Williams
Robert Paul "Tad" Williams, born in San Jose, California, is the author of several fantasy and science fiction novels, including Tailchaser's Song, the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, the Otherland series, and The War of the Flowers....
' acclaimed Otherland
Otherland
Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy written by Tad Williams and published between 1996 and 2001. The story is set on Earth near the end of the 21st century, probably between 2082 and 2089 , in a world in which...
Series. It was originally published in 1998, the paperback in 1999.
It continues the saga begun in City of Golden Shadow
City of Golden Shadow
City of Golden Shadow is the first book in Tad Williams' Otherland series.-Plot introduction:The science fiction novel tells the story of a frightening virtual network created by a group of rich men known as The Grail Brotherhood...
and takes the characters through among others a weird Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, it has since been reprinted numerous times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the name of...
simulation, a Neanderthal
Neanderthal
The Neanderthal is an extinct member of the Homo genus known from Pleistocene specimens found in Europe and parts of western and central Asia...
world and a cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
world.