Podcast appearances and mentions of Tad Williams

Join me on an epic journey as we dive into the world of Osten Ard with book 1 of the Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn Trilogy: The Dragonbone Chair! In this episode, Jim explores the magical realm, fascinating characters, and thrilling plot twists that await you in this beloved fantasy series by Tad Williams. From the intricate world-building to the complex characters, Jim discusses what makes this a must-read for fans of epic fantasy. Whether you're a seasoned reader or new to fantasy fiction, this video will give you a taste of what's waiting for you in The Dragonbone Chair. So, grab a beverage, get comfortable, and let's dive in!#FantasyForTheAges #readingrecommendations #fantasy #MemorySorrowThorn #epicfantasy #TadWilliams #TBR #ToBeRead #ReadingList #SFF #booktube #booktuberWant to purchase books/media mentioned in this video?The Dragonbone Chair: https://t.ly/p02xZThe Lord of the Rings: https://t.ly/1eEP9Malazan Book of the Fallen: https://t.ly/6JLnpMemory, Sorrow, and Thorn Trilogy: https://t.ly/zw91mThe Wheel of Time: https://t.ly/vmGYtChannels mentioned in this episode:Non-Terrestrial Half-Life: https://www.youtube.com/@non-terrestrialhalf-lifeWoT the Adaptation!: https://www.youtube.com/@WoTtheAdaptationWays to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 ————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

This week we're joined by world reknowned fantasy author Tad Williams to discuss his new book The Navigator's Children, and what it's like to inhabit characters far from your core personality. Casual Magic is brought to you by Quivertime and Archidekt and by my patrons at patreon.com/shivamb. 

Author Tad Williams is well-known for his epic fantasy series, such as The Dragonbone Chair, as well as his sci-fi and urban fantasy works. He joins us today on the Mythmaker's podcast to talk to Julia Golding about The Navigator's Children, his conclusion to a vast epic, this part called The Last King of Osten Ard. This achievement has been compared to Tolkien's legendarium in its ambitious scope, so it is not surprising to hear that Tolkien was one of Tad’s major influences. He tells Julia about how he manages such a complicated, woven plot, how he keeps track, and what steps he takes before getting down to writing, as well as much more. Stick around to hear where would be best for a creation myth in all fantasy!  To learn more about Tad, and to get your own copies of his incredible books, visit https://hodderscape.co.uk/collections/author-tad-williams-pid-86249?_pos=1&_psq=tad+william&_ss=e&_v=1.0   For more information on the Oxford Centre for Fantasy, our writing courses, and to check out our awesome social media content visit: Website: https://centre4fantasy.com/website Instagram: https://centre4fantasy.com/Instagram Facebook: https://centre4fantasy.com/Facebook TikTok: https://centre4fantasy.com/tiktok   0:10 Introduction to Mythmakers11:09 Early Influences on Fantasy Writing26:45 Transitioning to Writing40:02 The Last King of Ostern Ard Series49:21 Music and Storytelling in Fantasy

In this week's episode, we continue with our November Writing Challenge, and discuss how outlining can be a helpful tool in writing your novel and building a writing habit. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 226 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is November the 8th, 2024 and today we are discussing Part 2 of our November Writing Challenge and that will mostly discuss the usefulness of making outlines. Before we get into that, we will have an update on my current writing projects and Question of the Week. We will also close out the episode with a preview of the upcoming audiobook Cloak of Spears, as narrated by Hollis McCarthy. First up, writing progress. The rough draft of Cloak of Illusion is done at about 96,000 words, and I'm about 25% of the way through the first editing pass. I also wrote a short story called Trick or Treat that will be a companion to the book. Newsletter subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Cloak of Illusion comes out, hopefully before the end of November. So now would be an excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. After Cloak of Illusion is published, my next project will be Orc Hoard, the 4th book in the Rivah Half-Elven series, and I'm about 21,000 words into that. In audiobook news, as you may have already heard, Cloak of Spears is done. That will be narrated by Hollis McCarthy and it is working its way through processing right now. Shield of Conquest narrated by Brad Wills is also still working its way through processing on the various audiobook platforms. So you can get both audiobooks on my Payhip store right now if you don't want to wait. So that is where I met with my writing projects. 00:01:25 Question of the Week Now let's talk about Question of the Week. It's time for Question of the Week, designed to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is your favorite book cover (like in terms of the artwork, the design, etcetera)? No wrong answers, obviously. We had a few answers this week. Justin says: For that, I go back to the guilty pleasures of my youth, a teenager on a Burroughs kick at the time, digging for paperbacks in a secondhand bookstore. Savage Pellucidar, cover by Frank Franzetta (the 1974 Ace edition reprint), which I still have stashed away. Franzetta was an incredible artist. I love his Sea Witch and Death Dealer, but we're talking about book covers here. Savage Pellucidar was the one for me. Mary says: Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon. Then, that cover was a work of art with three detachable bands. Surabhi says: Hard to choose one. I personally love those young adult “Book Tok” book covers: Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, The Cruel Prince. I don't know. Something about such covers immediately sparks interest in me. Randy says he always liked the Heinlein juvenile covers. Gary S. says: This was difficult for me because I like hardcovers, but I like to take the jacket off while I read so it doesn't get torn. Consequently, I seldom look at the covers. Gary B says: Anne McCaffrey's The White Dragon. I've got a poster/artwork of it and pretty much anything by Michael Whelan. Becca says: Stoner by Tad Williams, pretty much tops my list of favorite covers, then maybe The Dragonstone by McKiernan. Catriona says: Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic. MG says: That's quite difficult to answer, but I have a Return of the King copy with this Alan Lee cover, going to have to go with this. For myself, I think I would go with a hardback edition of The Silmarillion from the late 1990s. I think it was published in ‘99. It was illustrated by Ted Nasmith and the cover image shows Maglor throwing the final Silmaril into the sea in despair for his deeds. If you know the context of that scene, it's an amazingly powerful cover. So that is it for Question of the Week and tune in again for next week's Question of the Week. 00:03:22 Main Topic of the Week Now it's time to our main topic for our second week of our November Writing Challenge. This week we're going to talk about building story structure and how outlining can help with this. If you haven't heard of my November Writing Challenge, the idea is that you write 300 words or a similarly small number every day in hopes of building up a small but sustainable writing habit. I was thinking of NaNoWriMo, where you write 1600 words a day in an effort to get to 50,000 words a month, is well and good for someone like me, where I essentially write a book every month unless something comes up. But for someone starting out, it can be a bit like the sort of crash diet where you lose 5 pounds in a month and then gain 10 back over the next two months as your habits snap back. That's because you didn't lose the weight through sustainable means, so that is the goal with the November writing challenge: to build the base of a sustainable writing habit. So let's talk about how story structure can help you do that. In last week's episode, I mentioned that making the outline of your story can help with the process of writing. In this week's episode, we're going to go into more detail about story structure and conflict. Knowing how these work in your stories is essential to building an outline. You will find that having a proper structure to your story makes it easier to write, in the same way that having a proper foundation for your house makes it easier to construct. We'll talk about what I call the five iron laws of storytelling and the importance of your story having conflict and at the end of the episode, we will get a quick update from my podcast transcriptionist, who is following along with the November Writing Challenge. We will see how that is working out for her so far. So first, why write an outline? I think the main value of writing an outline, especially for beginning writers, is that it forces you to think about the story in advance and forces you to work out any potential plot holes in advance, since it's very easy to find yourself writing yourself into a corner and not knowing how to proceed. Obviously, writing an outline is not for everyone, and some writers say it impairs their creativity and they can't write with an outline. And that's fine, if you know that about yourself. But if you're just starting out, you may not be experienced enough to realize that about your writing style, and you may in fact benefit quite a bit from having written an outline in advance. So with that in mind, what does an outline need? First thing you need to understand is the shape of the story. Who is the protagonist? What is the protagonist's goal? What is the conflict, and what will the protagonist have to do to resolve that conflict? You can, if you want, put in the number of chapters in the outline. The way I usually do it is I write a 2,000 word or so synopsis of the book, and then I chop it up into chapters, though lately my final drafts don't have the same number of chapters as the outline because as I go through, I'll think of things to improve or scenes to move around and so forth. You may find a similar experience when writing from an outline yourself. It is nothing to worry about and can happen. It's also important to keep in mind that the conflict does need to escalate, and you do need to have a strong central conflict. So what do I mean by having a protagonist with the conflict that escalates and he takes action to it? This is something I actually have talked about in this podcast quite a bit, and in my nonfiction book Storytelling: How to Write a Novel. I have something I (rather tongue in cheek) call the five iron laws of storytelling, where if you want to write a good, compelling story, you need to have these five rules you should follow. Now, this is not, you know, true at all times in all places. But I do think you will probably get good results by following these five rules. Now what are these five rules, the five iron laws of storytelling? #1: The protagonist must have a problem that results in a conflict. #2: The protagonist's problem and conflict must be consequential and have real stakes. #3 The protagonist must take action and struggle to resolve his or her conflict and problem. #4 The protagonist must face challenges and setbacks, and his or her efforts to resolve the problem may even backfire. #5, The ending must absolutely provide satisfactory emotional resolution to the problems raised in the story. That might be the most important one of all. Where outlining can help you with this is if you see the story laid out in an outline as in a chart in something like Plottr or something like that, you can look it over and see- do I have a protagonist who has a interesting problem? Is the problem consequential for the protagonist? Is the protagonist trying to resolve the conflict? Is the protagonist experiencing setbacks and challenges, and perhaps even unintended consequences as he or she tries to resolve the problem? And finally, is the resolution emotionally satisfying? It doesn't have to be a happy ending. It doesn't have to be a totally sad ending. It can be a bittersweet ending. But whatever the ending, it has to resolve the conflict of the story in an emotionally satisfactory manner. Anything else can be absolutely disastrous. So if you are writing an outline for your novel or story, and you follow these five iron laws of storytelling, then I think you are on good track to have a good, well written story with a conflict and a protagonist that readers will find enjoyable and interesting. It is important to have a good conflict in the story. You can jump back to Episode 222 of the podcast, in which we talked about story conflicts, which offered much valuable advice on introducing conflicts. Some of the key points of that episode are there are many different types of conflict the story can have. The word conflict by its very nature seems to pull up images of like, violent conflict. That's often the word we use to describe conflict, to describe violence as conflict, but it doesn't have to be a violent conflict at all. It can be, you know, certain types of legal thrillers. There's no violence at all. It can be, you know, conflict between a man and a woman who are romantically attracted to each other but are unable to resolve these feelings, which can, you know, that kind of conflict drives a significant portion of the entire publishing industry. Ideally, a story should have multiple conflicts and even different types of conflict. There are numerous ways to add conflict into a story. They include putting characters into an unfamiliar environment, forcing your characters into making decisions, and having different characters face the same conflict in different ways. For more details on that, you can check out Episode 222 of this podcast. For tips and tricks on introducing more conflicts into your novel, I would recommend Episode 110 of this podcast, Three Techniques for Starting Your Novel and Introducing Conflict. In Episode 110, I said that there are lots of fun and exciting ways to introduce the conflict. I say fun and exciting because this is often where the story starts getting quite energetic. In a fantasy novel, it might be when the hero's village is attacked by orcs. In a mystery story, it's when someone stumbles across a dead body. In a thriller novel, perhaps the hero finds that a sinister terror plot is already well underway. The conflict can also be introduced more sedately. In an action-themed book, it is easy to introduce the conflict via sudden violence, the attack of orcs, or a surprise murder. Other kinds of stories may not involve so much physical danger. The central conflict of most romance novels, for example, is whether or not in the heroine and the love interest will get together and whether or not they can overcome the assorted obstacles preventing them from having a relationship. Romance novels might introduce conflict by having the love interest antagonize the heroine in some way, which is a common trope. Perhaps the love interest is a lawyer who represents the heroine's business rival, or the heroine is a local law enforcement official and the love interest is an FBI agent who threatens to take over her case. Regardless of how the conflict is introduced, the most important part of the conflict is that it must compel the protagonist to take action. If the conflict or the antagonist isn't serious enough to force the protagonist to act, then nothing happens and you don't have a story, so that perhaps is the main take away from conflict. The conflict has to be emotionally significant for the protagonist, and the protagonist has to take action to resolve it, even if the action makes things worse or causes setbacks. If you have a passive protagonist, that will very quickly turn off quite a few readers. So to sum up, the advantage of outlining is that it lets you work through potential problems in advance, and what you want in the outline is a protagonist with an emotionally relatable problem, a protagonist who takes action to resolve the problem, and a resolution to the story that is emotionally satisfying in terms of the conflict being resolved. The five iron laws of storytelling are a good checklist to look over your outline and make sure that you have a good, solid story structure. You can use them in fact as a checklist to see whether you think your outline is going to work and whether or not you can write a, you know, satisfying novel off it. So now we come to the update from my transcriptionist. As I mentioned, she was doing our November Writing Challenge and as part of our series of shows on that, she will send in weekly updates with her progress. Here is how she did this past week. “My goal for the challenge is 300 words a day. I picked a number that felt really low to help with the problem I have of not starting something when the goal is too undefined or too big. I also tend to do something intensely or not at all, with most days tending to the latter when in real life or obstacles get in the way. 300 words a day felt like something I could commit to without any worry, provided nothing really major comes up this month. So far I'm averaging 484 words per day and it's taking me an average of 15 minutes per day. I picked a specific chapter from my outline that was not the introduction I've been stuck on and a specific time of day to write. Doing both has made the process easier. In that vein, my questions for you are: do you write chapters or any pieces of the story out of order, or do you stick to the outline order when writing? Do you recommend people try writing out of order if they feel stuck?” So those are both interesting questions. For the first one, do you write chapters or any pieces of the story out of order, or do you stick to outline order when writing? I almost always write in the order of my outline. What changes is that when editing, I will very often split chapters up and move them around because I tend to write long chapters. In the editing for Cloak of Illusion so far, one chapter was like 10,000 words and another was 7,000 words, both of which are too long to be chapters. So the 10,000 word chapter got split up into three smaller ones and rearranged. The 7,000 word one got split into two chapters and moved around. So to give a shorter answer to that question, the answer would be no. When writing I tend to stick to the outline, but during editing I do tend to move things around as I think works best for the story. But editing is a different topic entirely. The second question: do you recommend people try writing it out of order if they feel stuck? You can try that. The pros are if you feel stuck on a particular scene, you can go ahead and write a different scene and then come back to that scene later. Or maybe it will turn out that the reason you're stuck is because the story didn't need the scene. You know, I do know some people who do write from an outline, but then tend to write out of order. The downside of that is if you're not careful, you can get your story's internal continuity mixed up a bit, but then that is another problem to fix in editing once the rough draft is finished, since right now we're at the stage where you get all the words down on the page or the word processor and then worry about fixing them later. So that is it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful and that you are finding our November Writing Challenge series to be useful as well. A reminder that you that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week. 00:15:45 Audio excerpt from Cloak of Spears, as narrated by Hollis McCarthy  

„Munk“, „Eternal Partner“, „Die dunklen Gassen des Himmels“, „Full Dive“

Stephen Aryan is a fantasy author from the North East of England.  Growing up, he read fantasy books by authors including Tolkien, CS Lewis, Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Terry Brooks, David Eddings, before moving on to authors that include David Gemmell, Tad Williams, James Barclay, Stephen King, Robert Jordan, and Robin Hobb. In 2013, after over a decade of rejections, Stephen submitted his latest novel to a literary agent. Battlemage, his debut novel, was published in 2015, and was the first of a trilogy called the Age of Darkness. Since then, he has gone on to publish several fantasy series. Stephen is a lapsed gamer and a wannabe forest ranger, who likes spending time outside in the woods. When he's not extolling the virtues of Babylon 5, he can be found drinking real ale and reading comics. He lives in the West Midlands with his partner and two cats.

Ich spreche mit Christian Endres über die so genannte Tier-Fantasy. Wir versuchen diese moderne Variante der Fabel ein wenig einzuordnen. Wir gehen auf einige historische Wurzeln ein und arbeiten uns dann über Wind in den Weiden, Unten am Fluss, über Mouse Guard und Gwelf weiter vor bis zu Tad Williams' Roman Traumjäger und Goldpfote sowie dem Manga Die Katzen vom Louvre.

Scotty talks to author, editor, and publisher Aric Sundquist about growing up a "Yooper" in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and how his mother's love of Stephen King and Dean Koontz, sparked his early interest in dark fiction. Aric discusses the influence of Koontz, King (especially his 1978 collection "Night Shift" and the subsequent 1985 anthology film adaptation "Cat's Eye"), Lovecraft, and fantasy writers like Tolkien, Jordan, and Tad Williams on his work, and how Aric's rediscovery of Ray Bradbury's more macabre tales as an MFA candidate in Creative Writing informed his decision to move specifically into writing horror. Aric also talks about the lessons he learned in his creative writing program, and how he applies them to his work as an editor and publisher at Dark Peninsula Press, the independent publishing company he founded in 2019. He and Scotty talk about the anthologies Dark Peninsula Press has produced (spoiler alert: Scotty's stories have appeared in just about all of them), and Aric outlines his vision for the company's future. And, of course, they talk about Aric's own writing, from his absurdist comic take on cosmic horror with his novella "Serious Applicants Only" (2021, Dark Peninsula Press) to his terrifying, Joyce Carol Oates-inspired short story "The Run" (2014, "Night Terrors III"). You can find Aric online at https://aricsundquist.weebly.com You can find Dark Peninsula Press online at https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com You can read Aric's story "The Way We Are Lifted" in the anthology "Fearful Fathoms, Vol. 1: Tales of Aquatic Terror" (2017, Scarlet Galleon Publications): https://www.amazon.com/Fearful-Fathoms-Collected-Aquatic-Terror/dp/1974213021/ You can read Aric's story "Rise of the Corpse Eaters" in the anthology "More Bizarro Than Bizarro" (2017, Bizarro Pulp Press): https://www.amazon.com/More-Bizarro-than-Leza-Cantoral/dp/1947654039/ You can read Aric's story "Conditioned Apocalypse" in the anthology "Year's Best Body Horror 2017" (2017, Gehenna & Hinnom): https://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Body-Horror-Anthology/dp/0997280344/ You can read Aric's story "The Run" in the anthology "Night Terrors III" (2014, Blood Bound Books): https://www.amazon.com/Night-Terrors-III-Horror-Anthology/dp/1940250145/ You can read Aric's story "The End of Autumn" in "Evil Jester Digest, Vol. 1" (2012): https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Jester-Digest-Volume-One/dp/0615613241/ You can read Aric's story "Butcher's Block" in "If I Die Before I Wake #7: Tales of Savagery & Slaughter" (2022, Sinister Smile Press, also featuring Scotty's story "Monkey Cage"): https://www.amazon.com/If-Die-Before-Wake-Slaughter/dp/1953112323/ All Dark Peninsula Press anthologies can be found on Amazon, or at: https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/store.html These include: • "Negative Space: An Anthology of Survival Horror" (2020, featuring Scotty's story "Luminescence") • "Violent Vixens: An Homage to Grindhouse Horror" (2021, featuring Scotty's story "The Whole Price of Blood") • "Negative Space 2: A Return to Survival Horror" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 1: Woodland Terrors" (2022, featuring Scotty's story "Blisters") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 2: Forbidden Magic" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "My Church is Black") • "The Cellar Door, Issue 3: Dark Highways" (2023, featuring Scotty's story "Twelve Miles. Two Hours.") Be sure to put the next episode of Daniel Braum's "Night Time Logic" into your calendar! Daniel is the author of "The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales" and "The Serpent's Shadow" (Cemetary Dance). His YouTube series "Night Time Logic" focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838 Daniel's next episode will be LIVE on August 29 at 7 p.m. EST, and will feature author Paul Tremblay. Follow the event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/797113355174358 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

It's the Darkfriend Social 2.0! You don't want to miss Seth's Aran'gar voice, or our revisionist history of how the Forsaken should be living and dying at this point in the story. We also question Aginor's sexuality and compare the merits of headaches vs all other body pains. Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha: https://www.kitrocha.com/series/bound-to-fire-steel/ Singularity by William Sleator: https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/william-sleator/214173/ City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28695.City_of_Golden_Shadow Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab: https://www.goodreads.com/series/213849-threads-of-power Support medical aid for Palestinians https://www.map.org.uk/ Sign or write letters to Congress with ResistBot https://resist.bot/petitions WoTCon registration: https://wotcon.com Social media & affiliate links can be found on our LinkTree https://linktr.ee/wotspoilers Check out other FARM podcastsHot Nuance Book Club: https://www.hotnuancebookclub.com That B*tch Is Always Late: https://www.spreaker.com/show/tbial Black Girl From Eugene: https://www.spreaker.com/show/black-girl-from-eugene Podcast artwork: Leah DavisTheme music: Thread of Clouds - Blue Dot Sessions A Fox And Raven Media production

Join Taylor & P.L. for Page Chewing episode 48 with iconic and bestselling author Tad Williams as we chat about Tad's works, and what an incredible impact Tad has made in terms of influencing the works of many of today's top authors in the genre. Find our guest: Tad Williams: Wesbite - https://www.tadwilliams.com/Find Taylor - Maed Between the PagesFind PL Stewart PageChewing.comPAGECHEWING: Comics & Manga PodcastFilm Chewing PodcastLinktreeJoin Riverside.fm

It's time to don your gillie suits and beat your chest like a macho bro-man because we played our very first Call of Duty game! Are we butch enough to fit in with the US Marines and SAS dudes? Will we understand the appeal of military first person shooters? Who knows, but what we do know is if John Lennon had his way, there would be no peace. 

Joel sat down with two ERB reviewers and contributors to discuss their recent reviews, as well as what they have been reading lately. A wide swath of genres are discussed, including biography, poetry, theology, and of course, some epic fantasy!Amy Merrick is a senior professional lecturer in journalism at DePaul University in Chicago. She is also a freelance writer and editor, and a longtime member of the Religion in Literature book group at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, IllinoisAarik Danielsen is the arts and entertainment editor at the Columbia Daily Tribune and an instructor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He writes a weekly column, The (Dis)content, for Fathom Magazine. His work has been published in Image Journal, Think Christian, Christ and Pop Culture and more.Books and Writing Mentioned in this Episode:If you'd like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) King: A Life by Jonathan EigParting the Waters: America in the King Years by Taylor BranchStrength to Love by Martin Luther King, Jr.Amy's Review of "King: A Life" by Jonathan Eig for ERBTouch the Earth: Poems on the Way by Drew JacksonAarick's Review of "Touch the Earth" by Drew Jackson for ERB.Promises of Gold by Jose OlivaresThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienSaving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clark by Jenny OdellHow to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny OdellWhat Are People For? Essays by Wendell BerryBulwarks of Unbelief: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age by Joseph MinichThe Town and the City by Jack KerouacThe Wind Knows My Name by Isabel AllendeThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeWhen Church Stops Working by Andy Root and Blair BertrandInto the Narrowdark by Tad Williams

That's right, we're back with another Metal Gear Solid game! This is the fifth in our journey through the series, how does it stack up to the previous entries? Does it have a good story? Will we actually enjoy the gameplay? Tune in to find out!

Grab those lightsabers and adjust those crooked jaws! We played Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and it was certainly a game. 

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T. Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon) stops by the show to talk to Craig about a favorite childhood book of hers: Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams. Check out Ursula’s stuff here: https://www.redwombatstudio.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

T. Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon) stops by the show to talk to Craig about a favorite childhood book of hers: Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams.   Check out Ursula's stuff here: https://www.redwombatstudio.com/   Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod 

Luke gets us warmed up with reports from Olive Garden (9:15 to skip). Several new segments are introduced in this episode, you know we’ve got to have Hype Time and get excited for our inaugural "consider this" segment. Once again we have to consider if we’re on Team Vroshir or Team Abidan (or maybe Team Ozriel??). Finally, are we getting out of control with the scale in Cradle? Next week we’re continuing the Summer of Swords and reading The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. In a few weeks we’ll do a patron only episode on cradle so send in your questions and comments on what we missed in this episode! Special thanks to VOLO for the intro and outro music.The post Dreadgod first appeared on Don't call it a book club..

Luke gets us warmed up with reports from Olive Garden (9:15 to skip). Several new segments are introduced in this episode, you know we've got to have Hype Time and get excited for our inaugural "consider this" segment. Once again we have to consider if we're on Team Vroshir or Team Abidan (or maybe Team Ozriel??). Finally, are we getting out of control with the scale in Cradle?Next week we're continuing the Summer of Swords and reading The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. In a few weeks we'll do a patron only episode on cradle so send in your questions and comments on what we missed in this episode!Special thanks to VOLO for the intro and outro music.

The New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard returns in the third Last King of Osten Ard novel, as threats to the kingdom loom.... The High Throne of Erkynland is tottering, its royal family divided and diminished. Queen Miriamele has been caught up in a brutal rebellion in the south and thought to have died in a fiery attack. Her grandson Morgan, heir to the throne, has been captured by one of Utuk'ku's soldiers in the ruins of an abandoned city. Miriamele's husband, King Simon, is overwhelmed by grief and hopelessness, unaware that many of these terrible things have been caused by Pasevalles, a murderous traitor inside Simon's own court at the Hayholt. Meanwhile, a deadly army of Norns led by the ageless, vengeful Queen Utuk'ku, has swept into Erkynland and thrown down the fortress of Naglimund, slaughtering the inhabitants and digging up the ancient grave of Ruyan the Navigator. Utuk'ku plans to use the Navigator's fabled armor to call up the spirit of Hakatri, the evil Storm King's brother. Even the Sithi, fairy-kin to the Norns, are helpless to stop Utuk'ku's triumph as her armies simultaneously march on the Hayholt and force their way into the forbidden ogre-guarded valley of Tanakirú - the Narrowdark—where a secret waits that might bring Simon's people and their Sithi allies salvation—or doom.

Pride often goes before a fall, but sometimes that prideful fall is so catastrophic that it changes history itself. Among the immortal Sithi of Osten Ard, none are more beloved and admired than the two sons of the ruling family, steady Hakatri and his proud and fiery younger brother Ineluki - Ineluki, who will one day become the undead Storm King. The younger brother makes a bold, terrible oath that he will destroy deadly Hidohebhi, a terrifying monster, but instead drags his brother with him into a disaster that threatens not just their family but all the Sithi - and perhaps all of humankind as well. Set a thousand years before the events of Williams' The Dragonbone Chair, the tale of Ineluki's tragic boast and what it brings is told by Pamon Kes, Hakatri's faithful servant. Kes is not one of the Sithi but a member of the enslaved Changeling race, and his loyalty has never before been tested. Now he must face the terrible black dragon at his master's side, then see his own life changed forever in a mere instant by Ineluki's rash, selfish promise. Kes and his master will range the world, risking countless dangers and meeting both mortals and immortals of many kinds as they try to undo the tragedy that springs from Ineluki's fatal pledge. During this journey, the seeds are planted for events that will culminate centuries later in the Storm King's War in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and the dreadful Norn Queen Utuk'ku's assault on humanity in The Last King of Osten Ard. In the end, Pamon Kes must question everything about his life - and risk everything, too - as he struggles to save his beloved master, Hakatri. But will anything Kes does be enough? Or has Ineluki's rash promise already set the entire world on an unstoppable course toward destruction?

Lisa Rogers has been copy editor to some amazing authors including Joe Abercrombie, Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks, Tad Williams and some bloke called Mark Stay. She answers listener questions on the role of a copy editor, common mistakes made by authors, style guides, timelines, differences in style between UK and US publishers, Oxford commas, point-of-view, head-hopping, and why hyphens keep her up at night.

Lisa Rogers has been copy editor to some amazing authors including Joe Abercrombie, Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks, Tad Williams and some bloke called Mark Stay. She answers listener questions on the role of a copy editor, common mistakes made by authors, style guides, timelines, differences in style between UK and US publishers, Oxford commas, point-of-view, […] The post EP335: Deep Dive — Copy Editing with Lisa Rogers appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

Today, one of our Elders, Tad Williams, continues our Summer Sessions series by addressing the gap between our life, as God designed it to be, and how we actually live.

Simon Jäger ist Kult! Er liest die Thriller von Sebastian Fitzek, entführt in die phantastischen Welten von Kai Meyer und Tad Williams oder lädt ein in die wilde Imagination eines Matt Ruff. Außerdem leiht er als einer der gefragtesten Synchronsprecher u.a. Matt Damon und Heath Ledger seine Stimme. Im Gespräch mit Dirk Kauffels erzählt Simon von den Höhen und Tiefen eines Sprecherlebens, von seinen ersten Engagements noch als West-Berliner Kind, von unzähligen Hörbuchlesungen, unaussprechlichen Sätzen … und er verwandelt leisen Zynismus in bodenständige Neugier.

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Sources: traditional Zen koans, Mark O'Connell & Raje Airey, Tad Williams, Philip Balsam & Dennis Lee, Michel Legrand & Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Alan Tillier, the lovers & dreamers & me.

What do Patrick Rothfuss, Tad Williams, Mercedes Lackey, C.J. Cherryh, and Nnedi Okorafor all have in common? Besides being A-List fantasy wordcrafters, all were published by DAW Books. Tonight we meet the woman behind one of science fiction and fantasy's most beloved publishing houses, DAW Books' President, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief, Betsy Wollheim. Betsy's here to pull back the curtain on what goes into the traditional publishing process, give you tips on how to get published, and discuss where she thinks the publishing world is headed. So get your questions ready and join us LIVE. We'll snag as many questions as we can from the chat. Cheers!

We're back to talk all things fantasy in this week's book discussion episode. It's all about The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams - we discuss the complicated world of Osten Ard, the nuances of good and evil, and everyone's favorite troll. SPOILER ALERT! We reveal all the twists and turns of The Dragonbone Chair in this week's episode. If you don't want to be spoiled, stop now and come back later. Adam's board game recommendation - Spirit Island (physical or on Steam) Game & Read is on Instagram @GameandRead Peter is on Twitter @GameandRead Erin is on Twitter @BookishTexPat & on Instagram @ATaleofTwoShelves Find everything we do at gameandread.wordpress.com Avery Murchison's music can be found at foiegrasohyeah.bandcamp.com

It's time for an epic adventure and our October pairing! Our friend Adam joins us to introduce this month's game and book, Dragonquest XI and The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. Game & Read is on Instagram @GameandRead Peter is on Twitter @GameandRead Erin is on Twitter @BookishTexPat & on Instagram @ATaleofTwoShelves Find everything we do at gameandread.wordpress.com Avery Murchison's music can be found at foiegrasohyeah.bandcamp.com

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This week, we talk about the mess that was our past week, and how it did (or did not) impact our productivity. We also talk about how medicines can impact your productivity. After that, we catch up with prior guest Frank Gosar! Links for this Episode Frank Gosar's Website Frank Gosar's Blog Frank's Videos Frank's Quilts Clayfest Online Clayfolk Simone Geirtz's Awful Robot Videos Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Today Jonathan spends twenty minutes with the bestselling creator of Osten Ard, Tad Williams, discussing living and working during the pandemic; researching archaeology, science, and neolithic England; the work of Hilary Mantel and the BBC adaptation of Wolf Hall,  and his own forthcoming work, including a new Osten Ard short novel. Books mentioned include: The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams Empire of Grass by Tad Williams The Navigator's Children by Tad Williams (forthcoming) The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel      

Today we're talking about mapmaking - and how to make a map which fits your world perfectly! My guest today is the incredible illustrator, cartographer and author, Isaac Stewart! Isaac worked over a decade in the animation, video game, and book design industries. Then he became the art director for Dragonsteel Entertainment, the company of Worldbuilding Wizard Brandon Sanderson. He is responsible for the maps, illustrations and scripts inside The Way of Kings and the Mistborn series. In addition to his work at Dragonsteel, Isaac has created maps and symbols for some of the world's most-renowned fantasy authors, including Tad Williams. He also writes his own books, and works as a freelancer creating maps and designing book covers for others!  Isaac lives in Utah with his wife, children, and a couple of cats. If you're curious and you to learn more, check out Isaac's website: OR you can find him on Twitter  Or see more of his shiny maps over on Instagram. For some excellent advice and resources, check out Isaac's blogs. Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and tabletop gamers!  Follow her on Twitter to keep up with her latest content, advice and publications! You can find her first novelette, The Hand that Holds published by Kyanite Publishing, here!

Today we're talking about mapmaking - and how to make a map which fits your world perfectly! My guest today is the incredible illustrator, cartographer and author, Isaac Stewart! Isaac worked over a decade in the animation, video game, and book design industries. Then he became the art director for Dragonsteel Entertainment, the company of Worldbuilding Wizard Brandon Sanderson. He is responsible for the maps, illustrations and scripts inside The Way of Kings and the Mistborn series. In addition to his work at Dragonsteel, Isaac has created maps and symbols for some of the world's most-renowned fantasy authors, including Tad Williams. He also writes his own books, and works as a freelancer creating maps and designing book covers for others!  Isaac lives in Utah with his wife, children, and a couple of cats. If you're curious and you to learn more, check out Isaac's website: OR you can find him on Twitter  Or see more of his shiny maps over on Instagram. For some excellent advice and resources, check out Isaac's blogs. Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is a published fantasy author, professional Dungeons and Dragons Streamer, and also the co-founder of World Anvil, the ULTIMATE worldbuilding platform for writers and tabletop gamers!  Follow her on Twitter to keep up with her latest content, advice and publications! You can find her first novelette, The Hand that Holds published by Kyanite Publishing, here!

It’s finally happened! After 3 months, Erin and Bree finished reading Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams, so get ready for those reviews. Tread carefully though, spoilers are ahead. Show notes: Kingkiller Chronicles (Name of the Wind and The Wiseman’s Fears) by Patrick Rothfuss The Slow Regard of […]

Johan och Magnus har läst Garry Lachmans "Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump". Hur spännande var det att läsa en fackbok om nutida alt right-ockultism och Trumps fallenhet för magi? Nästa avsnitt: En rymdbok! Charles L. Fontenays "Kontraspion i rymden" utgiven på svenska 1959 av Wennerbergs förlag. Del 13 i Rymd-serien. Finns då och då att köpa på Bokbörsen eller Antikvariat.net. Originalets titel: "Twice Upon A Time". Annat som nämns "Great gentlemen of song" (CD-skivor), Frank Sinatra, Dino, Robert W Service "Songs of a Sourdough", Jan-Åke på Öckerö, Stefan Edberg, Samantha Shannon "The Priory of the Orange Tree", Robert Jordan "The Wheel of Time", George RR Martin "A Game of Thrones", JRR Tolkien "Sagan om ringen", Tad Williams, JV Jones "A Cavern of Black Ice", Lee Child, Robert Deis mfl "One Man Army: The Action Paperback Art of Gil Cohen", Lydia Sandgren "Samlade verk", Stefan Lindberg "Splendor", Magnus Dahlström "Förhör", David Wiberg "En vuxen människas bekännelser", Cozy cat mysteries, Wittgenstein, Donald Trump, Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell "From Hell", Steve Bannon, Rhonda Byrne "The Secret", Aleister Crowley, Blondie.

Andreas Fröhlich ist schon jetzt eine Hörspiel- und Synchronlegende! Seit Ende der 1970er Jahre spricht er Bob Andrews, eines der »Drei Fragezeichen«, und füllt mit seinen beiden Kollegen Oliver Rohrbeck und Jens Wawrczeck heute Stadien, wenn sie auf große Hörspiel-Tournee gehen. Im Gespräch mit Dirk Kauffels erzählt Andreas, dass er ursprünglich eigentlich die Rolle des Peter Shaw sprechen sollte und warum es dann doch ganz anders kam. Der vielfach ausgezeichnete Hörbuch- und Synchronsprecher schwärmt von seinen Lieblingsautoren und bezieht auch zu einer großen Frage des Hörbuchsprechens Stellung: Stimme verstellen, ja oder nein?

Der Gast im Salon Holofernes ist heute meine eigene Mutter! Cornelia Holfelder -von Tann ist literarische Übersetzerin. Seit ich denken kann, übersetzt sie tolle Bücher, in jüngerer Zeit zum Beispiel von Daniel Suarez und Tad Williams, oder der von mir heiß geliebten Maria Semple. Und weil ich den Übersetzerberuf für einen der schönsten Künstlerberufe überhaupt halte, stellen wir ihn euch heute gemeinsam vor. Im Übrigen haben wir zwei Kinderbücher gemeinsam übersetzt, über die wir in dieser Folge auch sprechen: "Opapi, Opapa"/"Hey Grandude" von Paul McCartney und "Der Baum, der froh und glücklich war"/ "The Giving Tree" von Shel Silverstein. Aus meinem Intro: "Übersetzer zu sein, ist ein wunderbarer Beruf, abgesehen davon, dass er unsäglich und unnachvollziehbar schlecht bezahlt ist. Aber wenn man nicht viel (lese: kein) Geld zum Leben braucht, oder geerbt hat: Übersetzer sind die beste Bezugsgruppe, die beste Reisegruppe, die besten Tischnachbarn, die man sich vorstellen kann. Intellektuelle Riesen mit kleinen Egos, sprachverliebt und virtuos und dabei fast immer unproportional bescheiden. Hoch spezialisiert und gleichzeitig weit offen und an wirklich allem interessiert – außer vielleicht, siehe oben, an Geld, und auch das erhöht ja relativ zuverlässig die Dichte an netten, interessanten Leuten." Ich fand sehr schön, meine Mutter in meinen Salon einzuladen, ich hoffe das Zuhören macht für euch genauso viel Spaß! Ich freue mich über Abos und Rezensionen. Und natürlich über neue Patrons auf www.patreon.com/judithholofernes.

This week on Bibliophile Adventures, Michael from Germany takes us into Patrick Rothfuss‘ 2007 fantasy novel The Name of the Wind. Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen.The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet’s hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.“As with all the very best books in our field, it’s not the fantasy trappings (wonderful as they are) that make this novel so good, but what the author has to say about true, common things, about ambition and failure, art, love, and loss.”-Tad Williams, New York Times best-selling author of MEMORY, SORROW AND THORN, and SHADOWMARCHFeel free to contact the podcast at 143podcasts@gmail.com or reach out to us on twitter.  And if you would like to submit an episode on a book, author,  album, or even discuss and promote your own work and what inspires you, please, don’t hesitate to contact us and share your bibliophile (or audiophile) adventure!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

This month, big nerds Matt and Anne gush about The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. Tune in for 31 minutes of comedic, insightful commentary.

Hostem letošního Světa knihy bude americký spisovatel Tad Williams. Milovníci epické fantasy tolkienovského stylu ho uznávají zejména za impozantní trilogii Jasný osten, Žal a Trn. Do země Východního Ardu se Williams vrací i v čerstvě vydaném románu Srdce ztraceného, který je tragickým vyprávěním o tom, že žádný nepřítel není tak démonicky zlý, jak vypadá, a že i tu nejspravedlivější válku je těžké včas skončit.

Hello, welcome to my Author Diary for the week ending April 21, 2019.   This week has been a bit different to what I expected. My son went to stay with his grandma for a couple of days, so that gave me chance to do some writing.   Because this wasn't scheduled work week, I decided to focus on the Black Death series, so I wrote twenty scenes—ten for book one and ten for book two—to fill in the gaps from losing one the collaborators.   The scenes are very barebones at the moment—they are in a first draft state. I will add more descriptions and bringing out more of the emotional impact in later drafts, but the dialogue and the story are there. I tend to write something similar to a poorly written screenplay for my first draft and then build on that until I get to to third and fourth drafts where I focus on things on the sentence level. Draft one is just me getting the story out of my head as quickly as possible.    I’ve re-read the first two books, and I have to say I’m very excited about the story. We’ve sat on it for over a year and it’s a relief to see the story works really well, and I especially love the way the suspence ramps up in the second book.   The new scenes are quite dark, so this isn't going to be a book for younger readers. Most of the books I’ve written tend to be suitable for teenagers, but this one is definitely geared towards an adult audience. There are dark themes and bad language.   I made a start on The Hermit, which is book nine of The Ravenglass Chronicles. I’m not sure yet how it's going to work with getting this next book out in June based of how long they usually take to write. I’ve got my sister-in-law staying at the moment and then next week my sister and her boyfriend are coming to stay for the week. The week after that, we're getting a new boiler fitted, so having some quiet time to write will be a challenge. I'll just see how things work out, but I should have a solid first draft by mid-May…hopefully.   Reading    I'm currently reading a book called Yendi by Stephen Brust. It’s a fast-paced, tightly written fantasy assassin story. It's a six-hour audiobook, so it’s the perfect antidote to the thirty-three hour slog that was The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. I'm already halfway through, and it's a blast.   Game of Thrones!   I watched the new episode of Game of thrones this week, which is very exciting. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this whole things turns out.   My wife and I made a little bit of a date night of it. So we ordered some takeaway food and put our feet up and watched.   I don't know where I heard it, but I was sure the episodes in this series were supposed to be ninty-minutes long—this one wasn't. It was a standard episode. Without giving away any spoiler, it was basically a lot of setup for the finale.   Podcast   Aside from the writing, I’ve also also been working on getting the episodes ready for the Sci-fi Roundtable podcast.   This is a podcast I've been doing with other science fiction and fantasy authors where we geek out about specific topics in science fiction and fantasy. We’ve recorded episodes about the multiverse, steampunk, Japanese mythology, and troubleshooting (with a real rocket scientist!)   Our aim is to launch this on Thursday, April 24, so look out for next week’s newsletter for the download link.   Question   I had a question this week from Amelia. She asked “What is your favourite fantasy series?”   This is one of those questions where there are probably too many to name but think it has to be Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive…so far, at least

Hello, welcome to my author update the weekend. In April 14, 2019.  I've had a very busy week. Admittedly, most of it’s been spent playing with my son who is on his Easter holiday. We’ve been enjoying the sunshine, wrestling on his trampoline, and bingeing on David Attenborough programs. We watched the whole series of Frozen Planet and Galapagos. We also watched the movie Wreck-it Ralph, which I've never seen before. It's a kid’s movie a bit like e Shrek or Toy Story where there's a lot in there for grown-ups to enjoy. It’s basically a story about the bad guy in a 1980s videogame who wants a better life. I would recommend it.   Writing news In terms of actual writing. I did manage to get some stuff done. I got feedback for Strenfth (book 8 of The Ravenglass Chronicles) from my alpha readers, so I’ve been go through those. I made a few structural changes to the story, just to get the pacing better. There were one or two scenes where I'd indulge to be on the world-building and nothing really happened. So I’ve meshed a few scenes together. So, even though you’re getting the cool world-building details, stuff is happening and the story is moving. Final draft complete, I've now got Strength ready for the editor. I'm hoping it will be out early May.   The Ravenglass update I’m  in the process of rejigging The Ravenglass Chronicles books. I’ve put The Fool and The Magician together as one title, The Magician, and resubmitted the series to Amazon. What I’ve realised is I’ve still got a lot to do in terms of actually getting everything right with this, so I need to update my website and social media links   Black Death update On last week’s Author Diary podcast, I mentioned that the third collaborator on the post-apocalyptic Black Death trilogy lost his contribution to the second novel and had not written his contribution to the third book (the other collaborator and I had written our parts over a year ago), so we are parting ways with the other collaborator. Lynn Sheridan and I will now focus on getting the book finished over the coming months. There will be a bit of extra work to do in order to bring the wordcount back up to reasonable length. I’m looking forward to getting this things finished. The new covers have been ordered and I’ve already put together the first book.   Reading I have been reading the Prince by Machiavelli this week. This is a non-fiction book about the intricacies of ruling and leadership. There’s some stuff in there that I will no doubt inspire things in my fantasy series. I've also been reading The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. I’m about halfway through, and to be honest, it's a bit of a slog. It feels a little overwritten. The story is definitely there, but I think it could have been told in a much tighter way. So, I know this is just a style thing. I prefer some of the more recent authors like Brian McClellan, Scott Lynch, and Brandon Sanderson—their writing is much tighter and pacier.   Reviewers wanted I’m looking for advance reviewers for my Ravenglass Chronicle series. Because I removed The Fool from Amazon, a lot of my initial reviews have gone. At the moment, The Magician has only eight reviews—I want to get that to at least twenty. If you're interested, email me at jon@joncronshaw.com and I will send you a review copy of The Magician and then if you like it I'd appreciate you leaving a review on Amazon.   Questions I’ve had no questions this week, but if you have a question, please do email me at jon@joncronshaw.com

Featuring the one and only Gray Area, Aziz from History of Westeros, and Bookshelf Stud from Maester Monthly, this panel will dive into some of the amazing correlations between Tad Williams’s MS&T and ASOIAF. George R. R. Martin has cited this series as one of the things that inspired him to write fantasy, so you … Continue reading B2WW #7: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

// Reserva, müffelnde Charaktere und ein geiler Job // In unserer neunzehnten Episode spricht Elias mit Simon Jäger. Simon ist Synchronschauspieler, Sprecher für Hörbuch- und Hörspiele und Videospiele. Die meisten werden ihn kennen als die feste Stimme von Matt Damon, Josh Hartnett, Jet Li, Mos Def oder - Gott hab ihn selig - Heath Ledger. Als Hörbuchsprecher steht er wohl vor allem durch seine Interpretationen der Thriller-Romane von Sebastian Fitzek im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit. Sein ganzes Repertoire aber kann er im Komödiantischen offenbaren - so z.B. bei Romanen seiner Wunsch-Autoren Christopher Moore oder Douglas Adams. Auch bei unseren Lauscherlounge Hörspielen “Pavor” und “Plan B” ist er dabei. Bei einer Flasche Reserva reden sie über seine Anfänge als Kinder-Schauspieler für TV (Löwenzahn, Schwarzwaldklinik), Synchron (Grisu der kleine Drache, übernommen von Oliver Rohrbeck, weil dieser da schon in den Stimmbruch kam) und erste Rollen bei Hörspielen wie in der Enid Blyton Abenteuerserie (wobei auch Simons Erinnerungen da verwischen), über seinen “geilen Job” für Heath Ledgers Joker in “Batman - The Dark Knight”, über die Rotoskop-Technik und andere kuriose Versuche der Branche, das Filmmaterial so zu manipulieren, dass keiner auf die Idee kommt, einen Film vor Kinostart im Netz zu leaken, über Arbeitstechniken und Vorbereitung eines Hörbuchs, über Prima-Vista Lesungen zusammen mit David Nathan, über einen traumatischen Job auf einer Kreuzfahrt, aber auch über seinen Ausgleich - das Kochen, das Reisen nach Frankreich, über das Musizieren, das Schreiben... Und am Ende liest Simon uns noch eine Kurzgeschichte eines seiner Lieblingsautoren Mark Twain vor. Außerdem gibt es im Anschluss noch einen Bonustrack (Timecode: 01:35:25) - einen kleinen, albernen Song, den Simon und Elias nach den Aufnahmen zu “Dracula - die Wiederkehr” von Bram Stokers Urgroßneffen spontan aufgenommen haben. Simons persönliche Hörbuch-Highlights der letzten Jahre und unsere Empfehlungen: alle seine Interpretationen von Christopher Moore, Douglas Adams, Tad Williams, Matt Ruff und S.G. Browne Wenn du Ideen und Rückmeldungen hast, melde dich gern bei uns: Entweder per Mail unter hoergestalten@lauscherlounge.de oder bei Facebook. Dort findest du auch Zitate und Fotos unserer Gäste: https://www.facebook.com/hoergestalten/

// Reserva, müffelnde Charaktere und ein geiler Job // In unserer neunzehnten Episode spricht Elias mit Simon Jäger. Simon ist Synchronschauspieler, Sprecher für Hörbuch- und Hörspiele und Videospiele. Die meisten werden ihn kennen als die feste Stimme von Matt Damon, Josh Hartnett, Jet Li, Mos Def oder - Gott hab ihn selig - Heath Ledger. Als Hörbuchsprecher steht er wohl vor allem durch seine Interpretationen der Thriller-Romane von Sebastian Fitzek im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit. Sein ganzes Repertoire aber kann er im Komödiantischen offenbaren - so z.B. bei Romanen seiner Wunsch-Autoren Christopher Moore oder Douglas Adams. Auch bei unseren Lauscherlounge Hörspielen “Pavor” und “Plan B” ist er dabei. Bei einer Flasche Reserva reden sie über seine Anfänge als Kinder-Schauspieler für TV (Löwenzahn, Schwarzwaldklinik), Synchron (Grisu der kleine Drache, übernommen von Oliver Rohrbeck, weil dieser da schon in den Stimmbruch kam) und erste Rollen bei Hörspielen wie in der Enid Blyton Abenteuerserie (wobei auch Simons Erinnerungen da verwischen), über seinen “geilen Job” für Heath Ledgers Joker in “Batman - The Dark Knight”, über die Rotoskop-Technik und andere kuriose Versuche der Branche, das Filmmaterial so zu manipulieren, dass keiner auf die Idee kommt, einen Film vor Kinostart im Netz zu leaken, über Arbeitstechniken und Vorbereitung eines Hörbuchs, über Prima-Vista Lesungen zusammen mit David Nathan, über einen traumatischen Job auf einer Kreuzfahrt, aber auch über seinen Ausgleich - das Kochen, das Reisen nach Frankreich, über das Musizieren, das Schreiben... Und am Ende liest Simon uns noch eine Kurzgeschichte eines seiner Lieblingsautoren Mark Twain vor. Außerdem gibt es im Anschluss noch einen Bonustrack (Timecode: 01:35:25) - einen kleinen, albernen Song, den Simon und Elias nach den Aufnahmen zu “Dracula - die Wiederkehr” von Bram Stokers Urgroßneffen spontan aufgenommen haben. Simons persönliche Hörbuch-Highlights der letzten Jahre und unsere Empfehlungen: alle seine Interpretationen von Christopher Moore, Douglas Adams, Tad Williams, Matt Ruff und S.G. Browne Wenn du Ideen und Rückmeldungen hast, melde dich gern bei uns: Entweder per Mail unter hoergestalten@lauscherlounge.de oder bei Facebook. Dort findest du auch Zitate und Fotos unserer Gäste: https://www.facebook.com/hoergestalten/

Slab: Steins;Gate 0, Megalo box, Darling in the Franxx, and The Castle of Cagliostro Recos: game- Smashup; book series- Memory, Sorrow, Thorn by Tad Williams, Komals passion leather on Amazon, Timothy brindle - the unfolding book and album, the Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller, and Woodford Reserve.

Tad Williams is a master of the fantasy genre. Not only an incredible world builder, but he populates his books with memorable and beloved characters. He's returned to the world of Memory, Sorrow & Thorn with his latest book The Witchwood Crown and we were delighted to speak to him about returning to the past […] The post EP69: Tad Williams – Legendary Worldbuilder appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.

Tad Williams is a master of the fantasy genre. Not only an incredible world builder, but he populates his books with memorable and beloved characters. He's returned to the world of Memory, Sorrow & Thorn with his latest book The Witchwood Crown and we were delighted to speak to him about returning to the past and horizontality… To hear more of this episode in our deep dive, check out patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment Our novel Back To Reality is out now bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality

Cameron proves he has no attention to detail and Katie proves she is by far the more clever of the pair. The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams was first published in 1988 and is considered a classic of the fantasy genre. It clocks in at 672 pages long in paperback and is the first book in a four book "trilogy".

Angela B. Chrysler is a writer, logician, philosopher, and die-hard nerd who studies theology, historical linguistics, music composition, and medieval European history in New York, with a dry sense of humor and an unusual sense of sarcasm. She lives in a garden with her family and cats. Every now and then Ms. Chrysler puts down the PS4 remote to garden, fuzzy her cat, drink coffee, watch Doctor Who, argue anime, quote Star Trek, and write. Sometimes, she's even good at it. Her writing is often compared to Tad Williams. Influences include Edgar Allan Poe, Tolkien, The Phantom of the Opera, and Frankenstein. Read More → Subscribe to The Book Cave for monthly new releases, pre-orders, and free bookmarks!

Willkommen bei der 99. Episode von bücherreich, meinem Bücher-Podcast! Heute gibt es mal wieder eine Sonder-Episode, nämlich den „Winter-Weihnachts Buchtag“. Elena von „Zeilenzauber“ beantwortet mit mir folgende winterlich-weihnachtliche Fragen: 1. Adventskalender: Bei welchem Buch zählst du die Tage, dass es endlich erscheint? 2. Schlittschuhlaufen: Zeige ein Buch mit rasanter Handlung. 3. Lichterkette: Zeige eine Trilogie oder Reihe, die man sich nicht entgehen lassen sollte. 4. Schneeballschlacht: Zeige ein Buch in dem zwei Seiten gegeneinander antreten. 5. Plätzchen backen: Wenn du das Ende eines Buches umändern könntest, welches Buch würdest du wählen? 6. Schneeflocke: Zeige ein Buch mit einem einzigartigen Charakter. 7. Weihnachtsmarkt: Nenne ein Buch, Lied oder Film welches/welcher dich in Weihnachtsstimmung versetzt. 8. Geschenke kaufen: Zeige ein Buch, das du als Weihnachtsgeschenk empfehlen würdest. (Nenne die Zielgruppe) 9. Weihnachtskugeln: Zeige ein glitzerndes oder glänzendes Buch (Falls nicht vorhanden, ein Buch in der Farbe, in der du deinen Weihnachtsbaum schmücken würdest). 10. Mistelzweig: Bilde das perfekte Paar mit 2 Charakteren aus unterschiedlichen Büchern. 11. Schneeengel: Zeige ein Buch , das vor einer winterlichen Kulisse spielt. 12. Unterm Weihnachtsbaum: Gibt es ein Buch, das du dir zu Weihnachten wünschst? Dabei erwähnen wir: „Heliosphere 2265“ von Andreas Suchanek „Der Galgen von Tyburn“ von Ben Aaronovitch (Februar 2017) „Anonym“ von Poznanski & Strobel „Girl on the train“ von Paula Hawkins „Die Seele des Bösen - Sadie Scott“ von Dania Dickens „Legend“ von Marie Lu „Bobby Dollar“-Reihe von Tad Williams, beginnend mit „Die dunklen Gassen des Himmels“ „Gilde der schwarzen Magier - Band 3 - Die Meisterin“ von Trudi Canavan „Divergent“-Reihe, letztes Buch „Rack“ von Ann-Kathrin Karschnick „Rasmussen und die Brix“-Reihe von Arnd Rüskamp und Hendrik Neubauer, beginnend mit „Tod am Strand“ Die Filme „Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel“, „Stirb langsam“-Reihe, „Während du schliefst“, „Jenseits der Stille“, „Kevin allein zu Haus“ und als Lied „Last Christmas“ und „Driving home for Christmas“. Als (Kinder-)Buch: „Hinter verzauberten Fenstern“ von Cornelia Funke. „Die 7 Tode des Max Leif“ von Juliane Käppler - für Erwachsene, die schwarzen Humor mögen und „Die Unterland-Chroniken“ von Suzanne Collins, beginnend mit „Gregor und die graue Prophezeiung“ für Jungs ab 10/12 Jahren „Jamil“ von Farina de Waard -> KLICK „Silber – Das dritte Buch der Träume“ von Kerstin Gier „Winterkind - Die magische Suche“ von Sarah Prineas und Knut Krüger „Das Schneemädchen“ von Eowyn Ivey „Harry Potter und das verwunschene Kind“ von J.K. Rowling Was sind eure Antworten auf diese Fragen? Bitte verratet es mir auf Facebook oder hier auf dem Blog in den Kommentaren. Jeder, der Lust hat, kann den Tag auch gerne auf seinem eigenen Blog, YouTube-Kanal oder Sonstigem beantworten. Eure Ilana P.S.: Dies ist ein privater Buch-Podcast, in dem ausschließlich meine private Meinung kundgetan wird.

Die Infos: - Kampf zwischen Occulus und Libre VR - eBay startet VR Kaufhaus in Australien - Acer und Asus einstieg in VR Markt - Google veröffentlicht Daydream Das Thema: - Tad Williams' "Otherland" Das Spiel: - Insidious

The Guests: Cooper Wilhelm: Twitter: https://twitter.com/cooperwilhelm also, http://poetryandstrangers.com/. Abiola Lawal: https://www.my-etymology.tumblr.com, Portfolio www.bee1.allyou.net, IG: Musecian The Books: “As Planned” by Frank O’Hara, Robert Creeley, James Schuyler, Sonnet 16 by Shakespeare, The Poetry Foundation http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/audiolanding, Robert Hass, “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman, “The Hidden Messages of Water” by Masaru Emoto, “Infinite Jest” by David Foster Wallace, “Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain, “Otherland” Series by Tad Williams, Dr. Seuss, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams, “The Illustrated Man” by Ray Bradbury, “Nameless” by Grant Morrison, “Stoner Coffee Table Book” by Steve Mockus The Music: “Walk in the Sky” by Bonobo and Bajka; “Between the Bars” by Madeleine Peyroux Writing: Hit the wikipedia random article and write! Movies: “Stardust”: WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN’T! :), “What the Bleep Do We Know?,” “American Crime Story” #inkandworm #rfb #BKiscold #poetryandstrangers #idontliketheMTAsubwaypoetry #poetry #humansofny #mysteriousnoises #shewascalledrita #molecularchemistandbiophysicisttopoet #gowherethemoneyis #thebelovedonealwaysleaves #whycanteverydaybelikeyou #bettertohavelovedandlost #ghosted #blackmagic #necromancy #wikipediarandompage #elizabethanmedicine #dontsigh #cantcontrolthesethingsyoucanonlysayyes #marktwaintherearenonewideas #everytimeyoureadapoemyoumakeitliveagain #readpoetryoutloud #memorizepoetry #recite #onthespot #swanblushes #jiminycricket #doonething #doneisbetterthanperfect #poetrycanbelonely #poetrycommunity #poetryinbrooklyn #attentiondeficitdating #babiesarealiens #babiesarenotaliens #happyvalentinesday #starsonlyshineatnight #starsarestillthereduringtheday #winter #mourning #africa #coneyisland #emfwaves #wereelectricalcreatures #love #secondhalloween #happyvalentinesday #water #watersnob #noiceinwater #thesimplicityofwater #filteredwater #snap #love #evanwilliams #antilove #catslovepoetry #poetrylovescats #loveissocoolwhenitworks #animalsacrifices #moloch

For this Wekk Imagines episode we decided to tackle the subject of Worldbuilding: our favorite literature (Philip Pullman, Tad Williams, L. Frank Baum, Piers Anthony), games (Dead of Winter, Dungeons and Dragons, Dragon Age), and television/movies (Star Wars, Star Trek, Killjoys, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica). We talk about what we feel are the essentials of world… Continue reading Wekk Imagines – Ep 43 – Worldbuilding

“November 29, 2015” from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church by Tad Williams. Released: 2015. The post Protect This House appeared first on Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Luke and Juliane discuss the first book in one of Luke’s favourite science fiction series;. Otherland #1 – City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: http://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this […]

Sleeping Late on Judgment Day

"...Heaven and Hell couldn't be an open, on-going dramatic conflict; it would be more like the Cold War.:"

This week we are delighted to welcome Tim Marquitz - Editor in Chief and Co-Publisher at Ragnarok Publications as well as author of grim and fantastical tales - to the Big Chair at the Roundtable. Tim's experience runs the gambit from crafting novels (like the Demon Squad Series, The Blood War Trilogy and more) and short fiction (appearing in anthologies like "Neverland's Library" along side Mark Lawrence, Jeff Salyards, and Tad Williams) to editing superb anthologies (like "Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters" and "Fading Light") to co-authoring the Dead West series with Joe Martin and Kenny Soward.

Jeanette und Michaela treffen sich Morgens am Brückentag zur Aufnahme der neuen Podcastfolge. Michaela berichtet, daß sie gerne ohne Wecker wach wird. Jeanette war am Vortag im Kino und hat sich Godzilla angeschaut, weshalb sie erst um 2 Uhr in den Schlaf gefunden hat. Jeanette und Michaela erzählen sich, ihre Erinnerungen, die sie an Godzilla haben und welche Filme sie schon gesehen haben. Jeanette hört zur Zeit ein Hörbuch "Der Hundertjährige der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand". Jeanette berichtet über die Entwicklung ihrer Podcatcher App, hat aber bei der Entwicklung noch ein paar Probleme, die sie vor der Veröffentlichung noch gerne bereinigen würde. Sie berichtet über den Entwicklungsstand der App. Michaela meint, daß das Podcast Festival Podstock die passende Veranstaltung wäre, die Podcatchr App vorzustellen. Michaela überlegt sich ernsthaft, im August in die Nähe von Wolfsburg zu fahren und an dem Festival daran teilzunehmen. Jeanette möchte vielleicht auch mitkommen, ob es bei ihr allerdings klappt, kann sie noch nicht definitiv sagen. Michaela berichtet, über das was sie bis jetzt über das Festival in Erfahrung bringen konnte. Das Festival soll vom 29.08 bis zum 31.08 stattfinden. Michaela findet, daß es ein solches Treffen für Podcasterinnen gefehlt hat. Michaela würde auch jemanden zu dem Festival mitnehmen. Sie würde über Ulm, Würzburg und Kassel fahren. Ob das bei Jeanette und Michaela zu dem Podcast Festival fahren werden, hängt jetzt allerdings noch von ein paar Dingen ab, die sie nicht beeinflussen können. Michaela berichtet, daß sie ungern zum Zahnarzt geht und das ihr einer ihrer Zähne etwas zieht. Postiver Nebeneffekt davon ist, daß sie Abends keine Süssigkeiten ist, da ihr dies Probleme bereitet. Jeanette geht es ähnlich. Jeanette war letztes Wochenende mit ihrer Firma im Schwarzwald und hat dort einiges zusammen mit ihren Kolleginnen und Kollegen erlebt. Jeanette hat während des Ausflugs eine Fototour durch Freiburg gemacht. Daraufhin erzählt Michaela, daß sie vom Fieber der Sofortbildfotografie ergriffen ist. Sie hat dazu auch einen Beitrag in ihrem eigenen Podcast veröffentlicht und einen Beitrag in ihrem Blog veröffentlicht. Michaela führt darauf hin, ihre Fuji Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic vor. Jeanette erzählt darauf hin, weiter über ihr Erlebnis von dem Firmenausflug. Einer der Höhepunkte des Ganzen, war die Fahrt mit einem Roller (Tretroller) einen Berg hinunter, was einen recht gefährlichen Eindruck macht, aber nach ihren Schilderungen, hat es ihr viel Spaß gemacht. Michaela und Jeanette berichten sich gegenseitig, welche sportlichen Aktivitäten sie zur Zeit in den Alltag eingebaut haben. Jeanette geht dazu in ein Fitnessstudio und schaut sich dabei Dokus an. Nach dem Fitness, geht es weiter mit Sherlock Holmes. Gestern Abend kam die 1. Folge der 3. Staffel und Michaela hat sich die Folge im Fernsehen angeschaut. Jeanette hat diese Folge bis jetzt nur im Original angeschaut. Beiden gefällt der Beginn der neuen Staffel sehr gut. Sie gehen darauf auch auch auf die Verfilmungen mit Robert Downey Jr. ein. Jeanette meint, daß die Szene, in der sich Sherlock seinen Freund Watson wieder zeigt, ist ein Kritik an der Gesellschaft. Michaela meint, daß das nicht so ist und das dies eher mit der Aufmerksamkeit der Menschen zu tun hat. Sie führt dazu die Versuche mit dem Gorilla an (http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/videos.html) Jeanette berichtet, daß sie sich die GlobeTv App installiert hat. Michaela nutzt entweder Zattoo oder Margine TV installiert. Sie nutzt diese Apps eher selten. Am Mittwoch Abend hat Jeanette durch Zufall "App der Film" gesehen und berichtet, wie ihr dies gefallen hat. Jeanette und Michaela sind der Meinung, daß Fernsehen der "Second Screen" ist und das Smartphone bzw. das Tablett der erste Bildschirm ist. Video läuft oftmals im Hintergrund, ohne daß das Video angeschaut wird. Eigentlich könnte auch reiner Audiocontent laufen, wie z.B. Podcasts. Sie diskutieren die Unterschiede zwischen YouTube und Podcasts und wo Verbesserungspotential besteht. Michaela berichtet über den WebVideo Preis. Sie berichtet über einen Skandal, der während der Preisverleihung passiert ist. Sie hat einige Kritikpunkte bezüglich des Preises. Michaela berichtet welche Erfahrungen sie bei YouTube gemacht hat, welche Videos vom Publikum attraktiv erscheinen. Sie mag gerne Videos von Kossi. Jeanette wird nächste Woche zu einer Lesung mit Tad Williams gehen, worauf sie sich schon freut und hofft, daß sie ein Buch signiert bekommt. Er schreibt Fantasy und Science Fiction Romane. Er wird eine Lesung im Hugendubel in Stuttgart halten.

The Hatmaster. Or Meister. Anime loves Meisters. We’re not done MTAC in Lovin’ yet, folks! We had a chance to sit down several amazing people during this year MTAC, and we have only just begun releasing those interviews! But out of all of them, Samantha Inoue-Harte might be the most interesting of bunch. At the very least, she has them all beat in just sheer quantities of hats she has worn throughout the years. We’re talking animator hats, voice over artist hats, producer hats, gore effects person hats, and more but pretty much all around delightful hats. Lately, according to MTAC, “Samantha is a Producer and Partner at Animetropolis, a boutique transmedia studio that develops and produces compelling cross-cultural creative content with partnering Japanese Anime studios. Animetropolis partnered with IDA (International Digital Artists) as production partner and lead animation unit for a Japanese/American co-produced CG-animated feature adaptation of Tailchaser’s Song, the acclaimed best-selling fantasy novel by author Tad Williams.” She talks about that, and a whole lot more. So much more. OSMnotes We want to give a gigantic thanks to both Samantha Inoue-Harte and MTAC for the chance for the interview. And since it was more press conference style, we were’t the only ones there asking the questions! You also heard questions from  John and Charlie from the Chainsaw Buffet, as well as  Andrew from A Man and His Pod, among others. So big shout outs to them as well. Yes, we gave them shout outs before, and will likely do so again. In, you know, about a week or two. But what’s next week going to hold? Flamencos. Samurais. Samurai Flamenco.

"I'm in it, and it's like asking fish about water."

Happy Hour in Hell

On 15 April 2013, I spoke to an author who claims he’s held more jobs than any sane person should admit to — singing in ... The post Tad Williams appeared first on Dark Matter Zine.

Hello! I mash together the final two books of Tad Williams's's Shadowmarch series in this Book Bwednesday podcast!  As I wish Mr. Williams had mashed together these needlessly long books... bleh.

"...you could spend your entire career not having a career by going back and re-working the same five chapters..."

"...he is in Hell, he's wearing a demonic body..."

Hello! If a podcast is recorded on a Wednesday by Jordan and it's about books and everyone is there to hear it does it make a "Book Bwednesday" ? It does!  Listen along for proof...  We discuss furtherly "Shadowplay" by Tad Williams long with other stuff... Enojyables!

Hello! PUSH!  PUSH! Bwaaa!  Bwaaa!  It's a beautiful bouncing Book Bwednesday! We polish off "Shawdomarch" by Tad Williams in this episode. Other exciting Book Bwednesday news and other junk... Get your listen on!

"Is this the true order?"

The Dirty Streets of Heaven

"Her style was different, our styles were very different."

"...and you will notice that Antony has never stayed with any of the publishing companies he's founded..."

"The Lord of the Rings, so far as I was concerned, took place in the Sierras."

"...Caliban, has folndhis way to Naples..."

We will be discussing Shadowmarch: Shadowmarch Volume 1, by Tad Williams. You can find it on the BARD site by searching for DB 59182. this is also its RC number, and you can request it from your regional library on cassette.

Poem: Gingerbread by Constance Cooper 04:00 Short Story: Charles by Steve Rasnic Tem 05:00 Fact Article: Science News by JJ Campanella 26:00 Main Fiction: Child Of An Ancient City by Tad Williams 51:00 Cover Art: Steve Boehme Main Fiction now in the anthology: By Blood We Live Narrators: