Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass

Necesitaba este libro para completar la tetralogía de Otherland ya que este libro no está publicado al completo en español. Solo está en español la primera parte.

This is the volume of the story when secrets finally start unraveling. We learn about Paul’s backstory, dig deeper into the machinations of the Grail Brotherhood, and find out just how far Dread is willing to push the boundaries for power. The storyline in the House was the highlight for me - the sprawling, cryptic, Gormenghast-like complexity of the world was fascinating, and the slow-burn narrative, while frustrating for some I guess, is for me justified ten times over by the quality of the story being told. Still totally into it, on to book 4.

I love this series. I own them in hardback and paperback. I re-read them all at least once a year. The virtual world Williams creates is vivid and immersing. Everyworld is unique. The charactes are individuals with limitations, choices and motivations. The plot was believable even in the fantastic setting, and with such great characters, the story was completely absorbing. I lost track of time, each time I read it. I know a series is good if I can get nearly as much out of it during a re-read. I stayed up nights reading these books. I would finish these lengthy books in two days. People would say "Wait, weren't you reading a different book yesterday?" My sister, who has never liked fantasy novels, disappeared with these books and also read then in a couple days.

Fantastic series, and the delivery was quick. The copy i recieved must have had some trouble in the printing press, as the lettering is a bit fuzzy/ double stamped, but the book is so good I didn't want to return it and wait for a new copy.

If you've never read this series and like extremely creative cyber-fiction, this is the series for you. It's hard to describe this epic, but it involves a cyberworld in which the characters are trapped. The writing is excellent; the characters are complex and well-drawn. The plotting is fabulous, and the ending (of book four) is satisfying. Most sci-fi is exciting and then the resolution at the end is just ridiculous. Not in this series, where things end as they should and must, given all that has come before.