The War of the Flowers
Returning to the fantasy genre that made him a coast-to-coast best-selling phenomenon, Tad Williams has written a new stand-alone contemporary novel set in Northern California-and also in the strange parallel world that coexists in the farthest reaches of the imagination.
Theo Vilmos is a thirty-year-old lead singer in a not terribly successful rock band. Once, he had enormous, almost magical, charisma both onstage and off-but now, life has taken its toll on Theo. Hitting an all-time low, he seeks refuge in a islolated cabin in the woods-and reads an odd memoir written by a dead relative who believed he had visited the magical world of Faerie. And before Theo can disregard the account as the writings of a madman, he, too, is drawn to a place beyond his wildest dreams...a place filled with be, and has always been, his destiny. more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-02-2008
- Original and Entertaining
I usually like series (don't like to re-establish characters all the time), but since I like Tad Williams so I gave it a shot. It was well worth it. I was pulled into the story from the first chapter. I normally rate a book on how...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-09-2008
- Decent fantasy, but Mr. Williams can do much better
Having crossed Otherland's many voluminous, er, volumes, I kind of have high expectations for anything Tad Williams puts to paper. WotF almost meets them. Almost. It's an unevenly paced tale of rather standard...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-25-2008
- A different kind of fantasy
The War of the Flowers takes classic fantasy and gives it a modern twist. Read this and your idea of fairyland will never be the same. Imagine Frodo Baggins appearing in a Gangsta movie and you'll almost be there. The characters are...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-05-2008
- A unique, entertaining little story.
Let me first say that Tad Williams is my favorite author, so you may want to keep that in mind while you read this. I don't think I let bias get in the way of my reviews, but you be the judge.Tad Williams has always impressed me with the...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-02-2008
- Original and Entertaining
I usually like series (don't like to re-establish characters all the time), but since I like Tad Williams so I gave it a shot. It was well worth it. I was pulled into the story from the first chapter. I normally rate a book on how...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-12-2008
- a let-down
I read the first few pages in a bookstore a few years ago. I didn't buy it because it sounded too dark. But I couldn't get it out of my head. The hook was too intriguing. What could this loser artist have going for him that causes...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-16-2008
- WOW, I CAN"T BELIEVE I READ THE WHOLE THING...
This was painful, but after 500 pages I marched on. My reward was saying I finished the book. Williams can sure write, but there was no character I even cared about. The story is dull, long, and uneventful. Next to Outerworld this is...
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