{"product_id":"the-very-best-of-tad-williams-9781616961374","title":"The Very Best of Tad Williams","description":"\u003cb\u003e[STARRED REVIEW] \"This marvelous short fiction retrospective testifies to the breadth of Williams's creativity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin these pages you will find such delightful and curious things as a strange storytelling vampire, two woefully-overmatched angels, a dragon in cahoots with a knight and a witch, an ineptly duplicitous fish, the loyal robot butler of Werner Von Secondstage Booster, and the Greatest Wizard of All (disputed). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his epic fantasy series, including Memory Sorrow and Thorn--which George R. R. Martin cited as an inspiration for \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e--to the classic novel \u003ci\u003eTailchaser's Song\u003c\/i\u003e, Tad Williams has mastered every genre he has set his pen to. Here are the stories that showcase the exhilarating breadth of Williams' imagination, hearkening back to such classic fantasists as J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Peter S. Beagle, and beyond. Whether you are a devoted reader of his longer works, already a devotee of his short fiction, or even new to his writing entirely, \u003ci\u003eThe Very Best of Tad Williams\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect place to discover one of the most talented and versatile authors writing at any length today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTad Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling fantasy author whose works include \u003ci\u003eTailchaser's Song\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCaliban's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e; and series novels including Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn; and Otherland. He is also the author of the comic miniseries, \u003ci\u003eNext\u003c\/i\u003e, published by DC Comics. He lives in Soquel, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tachyon Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697427026194,"sku":"9781616961374","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59cadf59-9d22-413f-806d-31579d4d4b62.jpg?v=1734301607","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-very-best-of-tad-williams-9781616961374","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}