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War of the Flowers

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I am so sick of Tolkien fantasy wannabes! this is what I find so refreshing aboutTad Williams. This book hands down is my favorite stand alone fantasy book ever. His fantastic interpretation of this fictional world is so refreshing in a world of Tolkien knockoffs. Keep them coming!

Ok judging from the fact that there are no reviews about this book, I'm assuming it wasn't very popular. I really enjoyed this modernized telling of a modern fairy world. It starts off a little slow but like many of Tad's books there is an endless chase you just can't wait to read through. It was exciting and I highly recommend this book. I also am hoping that one of Tad's book will be made into a movie. I'm dieing to see how Hollywood would interpret his books.

I first read this stand-alone book whilst waiting for the (still pending) conclusions to a couple of other well known fantasy author's multi-book stories. Essentially what Tad Williams does here is tell the central story with a gratifying level of intricacy and depth without any unnecessary sub-plots. It was refreshing to hold the whole story in the one book, finish it, and be very happy with the author's delivery and the scope of his tale.

Also, from a personal point of view it was nice to read a central character who was believably "human", not possessed of fantasical abilities, utterly pure of spirit or fated to conquer.

All in all well worth the sticker price.