Tad Williams bibliography

This is complete list of works by American science fiction and fantasy writer Tad Williams.

Bibliography

Osten Ard
  • The Shadow of Things To Come (working title; expected June 2021[1] - probably a prequel)

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
  1. The Dragonbone Chair (1988)
  2. Stone of Farewell (1990)
  3. To Green Angel Tower (1993)
    • Book 3 was split into 2 parts for paperback publication (1994):
      • To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 and To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (United States Edition)
      • To Green Angel Tower: Siege and To Green Angel Tower: Storm (United Kingdom edition)
  • Novelette - "The Burning Man" (Legends) 1998
  • Graphic Novel- The Burning Man

Osten Ard (bridge novel)

The Last King of Osten Ard
  1. The Witchwood Crown (2017)
  2. Empire of Grass (2019)
  3. The Navigator's Children (forthcoming October 2021) [1]

Otherland
  1. City of Golden Shadow (1996)
  2. River of Blue Fire (1998)
  3. Mountain of Black Glass (1999)
  4. Sea of Silver Light (2001)
  • Novelette - "The Happiest Dead Boy in the World" (Legends II, 2004)
  • Novelette - "The Boy Detective of Oz" (Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond, 2013)

Shadowmarch
  1. Shadowmarch (2004)
  2. Shadowplay (2007)
  3. Shadowrise (2010)
  4. Shadowheart (2010)

Similar to the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series that was initially intended to be a trilogy but became a tetralogy instead, Book 3 became so lengthy that it was not possible to be published in one volume.

Ordinary Farm series

Young adult series, written with Deborah Beale (his wife)

  1. The Dragons of Ordinary Farm (2009)
  2. The Secrets of Ordinary Farm (2011)

The Bobby Dollar books

Noir fantasy thrillers

  1. The Dirty Streets of Heaven (2012)[4]
  2. Happy Hour in Hell (2013),[5]
  3. Sleeping Late on Judgement Day (2014)[6]
  4. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlepig (2014)[7]

Standalone novels

Collections
  • Rite: Short Work (2006)
  • Rite: Short Work (2008) Subterranean Press/Far Territories. Reprint of the limited hc edition without the non-fiction pieces. The reprint only contains the short stories.
  • A Stark and Wormy Knight (2011) Beale-Williams Enterprise. And ebook original that contains new pieces of short fiction. Edited by Deborah Beale and sold exclusively by Amazon.com.
  • "A Stark and Wormy Knight" (2012) Subterranean Press
  • The Very Best of Tad Williams (2014) Tachyon Publications

Short fiction and screenplays
  • The Very Best of Tad Williams. Forthcoming career retrospective collection, featuring 16 stories and one screenplay.
  • Short Fiction. Williams has published many works of short fiction, beginning with “Child of an Ancient City” in Weird Tales, Fall 1988 (expanded to book length in 1992), and continuing through 2013 with “The Boy Detective of Oz: An Otherland Story” in the anthology Oz Reimagined: New Tales from The Emerald City and Beyond from editors John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen; “The Old Scale Game” in the anthology Unfettered from editor Shawn Speakman; and Diary Of A Dragon, a limited edition chapbook from Subterranean Press.[8] Williams’s short fiction has been collected in RITE: Short Work (2006),[9] A Stark and Wormy Knight (2012),[10] and The Very Best of Tad Williams (2014).[11] His short story “The Burning Man” was included in a graphic novel omnibus, The Wood Boy—The Burning Man, (with Raymond Feist) from the Dabel Brothers in 2005.[12]
  • Screenplays. Two television ideas, both unproduced, are included in RITE: Short Work: two episodes of “THE CLOAK” and “DOGS VERSUS THE WORLD.”[9] The screenplay, “BLACK SUNSHINE,” is included in A Stark and Wormy Knight.[10]

Comics

Williams’s first comic book series was Mirrorworld: Rain published in 1997. Only two were issued: Number 1 (the premier issue, February 1997) and Number 0 (April 1997), before the publisher Tekno Comix went out of business.[13] In 2006 Williams wrote The Next, a six issue miniseries for DC Comics featuring art by Dietrich Smith (Aquaman, Outsiders) and Walden Wong (Day of Vengeance).[14] In 2007, Tad wrote a one-shot issue for DC Comics’ Helmet of Fate Limited series: The Helmet Of Fate: Ibis The Invincible #1 (March 2007) featuring art by Phil Winslade (The Monolith).[15] Tad continued writing for DC with issues 50 through 57 of Aquaman: Sword Of Atlantis, teamed with artists Shawn McManus (The Sandman, Shadowpact) and Walden Wong (The Creeper, The Next).[16] His proposal, Bad Guy Factory, for a series “based on the idea that all those supervillains had to get their training and equipment somewhere” is included in the collection A Stark and Wormy Knight.[10]

Maps and illustrations

Williams drew the maps included in his books, and his original illustrations are included in the first world edition of Caliban's Hour.[8][17]

Non-fiction

In addition to writing Introductions, Appendices, Synopses, Forewords, Afterwords, and Author’s Notes for his own books and stories, Williams’s non-fiction includes introductions for other books, essays, letters, and toastmaster speeches.[8]

  • Collected in RITE: Short Work (2006)[9]
  • Introduction (Dragon Fantastic) (1992)
  • Letter (Locus #407) (1994)
  • An Appreciation (Elsie Wollheim) (1996)
  • Mike Gilbert: An Appreciation (2000)
  • Introduction (Gormenghast) (2007)
  • Afterword (“The Lamentably Comical Tragedy (or The Laughably Tragic Comedy) of Lixal Laqavee”) (2009)
  • Foreword (Elric: Swords and Roses) (2010)
  • Ubik: An Afterword (2012)

Adaptations to other media
  • Tailchaser’s Song is in development as an animated feature film from Animetropolis.[18]
  • Otherland is in development as an MMORPG. Production is currently relocating to the northern US.[19]
gollark: There are about... I think 25 doing it here.
gollark: I think the majority of mine does further maths too (further maths best maths).
gollark: At my school they require maths for physics *anyway*, which makes it rather beelike.
gollark: Mostly, not considering things in much detail.
gollark: i.e. "anything beyond basic algebra and stuff"

References
  1. "[Newsletter]Smells Like Quarantine Spirit". April 23, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. "The Heart of What Was Lost: A Novel of Osten Ard". 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. "Tad Williams - The Heart of What Was Lost - Hodder & Stoughton". January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. Upcoming4.me. "Tad Williams : The Dirty Streets of Heaven cover reveal, plus release date and synopsis". Upcoming4.me. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  5. Upcoming4.me. "Tad Williams - Happy Hour in Hell cover art and synopsis reveal". Upcoming4.me. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  6. Speakman, Shawn. "Interview: The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams". Suvudu (October 8, 2012). Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  7. https://smile.amazon.co.uk/God-Rest-Ye-Merry-Gentlepig-ebook/dp/B00PAYYC64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547662986&sr=8-1&keywords=god+rest+ye+merry+gentlepig
  8. "Tad Williams - Chronological Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  9. Williams, Tad (2006). RITE: Short Work. Michigan: Subterranean Press. ISBN 978-159606-066-1.
  10. Williams, Tad (2012). A Stark and Wormy Knight. Subterranean Press. ISBN 978-1-59606-461-4.
  11. Williams, Tad (2014). The Very Best of Tad Williams. San Francisco: Tachyon Publications. ISBN 978-1616961374.
  12. Williams, T. & Feist, R. E. (2005). The Wood Boy - The Burning Man. Dabel Brothers Productions. ISBN 0-9764011-1-8.
  13. "Mirrorworld: Rain". Comics.org. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  14. "The Next (2006)". DC Comics. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  15. "THE HELMET OF FATE: IBIS THE INVINCIBLE #1". DC Comics. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  16. "Aquaman: Sword Of Atlantis 50". DC Comics. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  17. Williams, Tad (1994). Caliban's Hour. London: Legend Books: Random House. ISBN 0-09-926361-0.
  18. "Tailchaser's Song Animated Film Poster, Press Release". Official website, May 24, 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  19. "Tad Williams on Twitter: OtherlandMMO". Twitter.com. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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