RITE: SHORT WORK [Hardcover]

Tad Williams (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Subterranean Press (2007)
• ASIN: B000NRJPD8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,898,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Former singer, shoe-seller, radio show host, and inventor of interactive sci-fi television, Tad Williams is now a full-time writer. His 'Memory, Sorrow and Thorn' series established him as an internationally bestselling fantasy author. The series that followed, 'Otherland', is now a multi-million-dollar MMO launching in 2012 from dtp/realU/Gamigo. Tad is also the author of the fantasy series, the 'Shadowmarch' books; the stand-alone Faerie epic, 'The War of the Flowers'; two collections of short stories ('Rite' and 'A Stark and Wormy Knight'), the Shakespearian fantasy 'Caliban's Hour' and, with his partner & collaborator Deborah Beale, the childrens'/all-ages fantasy series, the 'Ordinary Farm' novels. Coming in September 2012 are the Bobby Dollar novels, fantasy thrillers set again the backdrop of the monstrously ancient cold war between Heaven and Hell: the first is 'The Dirty Streets of Heaven.'

Tad is also the author of 'Tailchaser's Song': his first novel spawned the subgenre of cats and fantasy that we see widely today. 'Tailchaser's Song' is currently in preproduction as an animated film from Animetropolis/IDA.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tad's first collection, January 23, 2007

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Olaf Keith (Dortmund) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rite Short Work (Hardcover)

Tad's first collection of short and non-fiction is not just a collection, but also a career retrospective. RITE includes material from a twenty-year career and is certainly a must-buy for any Tad Williams fan. The stories collected here can show a broader range of topics, styles, moods and themes than his long and complex novels, because Tad could experiment more within the confines of a small story, but some of Tad's classic themes are still there. In some stories Tad also pays hommage to writers that influenced him (Peter S.Beagle and Michael Moorcock most notably). Tad introduces each story and explains its origins. The intro "Why I Write What I Write" explores what drives Tad to write.
The book is beautifully designed and features many b/w illustrations by Mark A. Nelson. The print-run is limited to 2000 copies each signed by the author. Get yourself a copy while they last!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tad Williams' Rite - A must have!, July 19, 2008

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Jay R. Chase (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rite Short Work (Hardcover)

All of the stories here are awesome, but a few stand out!! The one with the cybergeeks chatting on line and the Otherworld story are incredible works. I don't want to give anything away, just add my two cents that if you like Tad's work, you really should get this book!!!

I highly recommend!

All the best,

Jay