OUR AGENT
Matt Bialer — Check out our agent Matt Bialer's secret identity. He's one super-talented dude.
PUBLISHERS – ENGLISH
Ballantine / Del Rey – Random House Publishing Group — Publisher of the Legends II anthology of original short novels edited by Robert Silverberg.
Dabel Brothers Productions — Tad’s short story “The Burning Man”, set in the world of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, was published as a graphic novel by Dabel Brothers.
DAW Books – Penguin Group USA — Founded in 1971 by veteran paperback editor Donald A. Wollheim, along with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, DAW Books was the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy. Despite its high profile, DAW is still a small private company, owned exclusively by its publishers, Elizabeth R. Wollheim and Sheila E. Gilbert. DAW published Tad’s first novel, Tailchaser’s Song, and have published his novels ever since.
DC Comics — Publishers of The Next, The Helmet of Fate: Ibis the Invincible, and Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis.
HarperCollins US — Includes Harper Prism, Harper Collins MM, Harper Paperbacks, and Harper Torch. Publisher for Caliban’s Hour, Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, Sandman: Book of Dreams, and David Copperfield’s Beyond Imagination.
Orbit Books UK — Established in 1974, Orbit UK is the largest British publisher of the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy. Orbit UK, Legend, and Futura Publications are imprints of Little, Brown Book Group.
Overlook Press — An independent general-interest publisher, founded by owner Peter Mayer in 1971 as a home for distinguished books that have been "overlooked" by larger houses. Publisher of Gormenghast, the second book of the trilogy by Mervyn Peake.
Subterranean Press — Subterranean Press is widely considered to be among the finest specialty publishers in the horror, suspense, and dark mystery genres. Tad’s short works were collected in the limited edition of Rite published by Subterranean Press. In early 2008, Subterranean Press will give birth to a new imprint, Far Territories, one that focuses on popularly priced trade paperbacks and hardcovers, with distribution in the chain and independent bookstores. Rite will be one of the first releases by the new imprint.
Tor Books — Publisher of the Legends anthology of original short novels edited by Robert Silverberg.
Voyager Books — Science Fiction and Fantasy imprint of HarperCollins UK. Publisher of anthologies Sandman: Book of Dreams, Legends, and Legends II.
PUBLISHERS – INTERNATIONAL
ABC Azbooka — Russian publisher of Tailchaser’s Song and Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.
ACT (AST) — Russian publisher of the Otherland series, War of the Flowers, and the Legends anthology edited by Robert H. Silverberg.
Algoritam — Publisher of Tad’s books in Croatia.
B. Wahlströms — Publisher of Tad’s books in Sweden.
Bard Publishing House — Bulgarian publisher for Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and the DAW 30 th Anniversary SF Anthology.
Circulo de Lectores — Spanish book club editions.
Damyan Yakov — Bulgarian publisher of the Otherland series.
Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag — German publisher for Child of an Ancient City, Caliban’s Hour, and The Burning Man .
Editions Calmann Lévy — French publisher of Shadowmarch and Shadowplay.
Editions Flammarion — French publisher of Tailchaser’s Song (softcover).
Era Publishing — Bulgarian publisher of War of the Flowers.
Fischer Verlage — German publisher for Tailchaser’s Song, the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, and Caliban’s Hour. (Some of these titles may be reissued by Klett-Cotta in 2009.)
Fleuve Noir — French publisher of War of the Flowers.
Hayakawa Publishing — Japanese publisher of Tailchaser’s Song and the Otherland series.
J’ai Lu — French publisher for the Legends anthology edited by Robert H. Silverberg.
Karisto Oy — Publishers of Tad’s books in Finland.
Klett-Cotta — Established in 1977, Klett-Cotta joined two publishing houses with long, distinguished histories of publishing literature in Germany. In addition to publishing Tad’s books in Germany, Klett-Cotta has devoted an entire website to Tad and his works, providing extensive information and exclusives for Tad’s devoted fan-base.
Be sure to also check out the Special Otherland series site and the Shadowmarch sub-site.
Klett-Cotta also provides a link to information about how to sign up for the Tad Williams Fan Mailinglist . (For more information, see also the FAQ .) Fans can also participate on the Tad Williams Forum
Laser-Books — Publishers of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and Shadomarch series in Czechoslovakia.
Luitingh Fantasy — Publishers of Tad’s books in the Netherlands.
Mondadori — Publishers of Tad’s books in Italy.
Návrat — Publisher of the Otherland series and the anthology Elric: Tales of the White Wolf in Czechoslovakia.
Pandora Magazine (German) — Tad’s short story “The Writer’s Child” is the cover story in Pandora Issue 01, beautifully illustrated by Dieter Juedt. Pandora is published by small press Shayol Verlag
Payot & Rivages — French publisher of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and Otherland series (hardcover editions).
Piper Verlag – Fantasy — German publisher of the Legends anthology edited by Robert H. Silverberg.
Pocket — French publisher of softcover editions of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and Otherland series, and the anthology Elric: Tales of the White Wolf.
Puzzle Bolsillo — Spanish publisher of pocket-sized edition of the anthology Elric: Tales of the White Wolf.
Random House Mondadori Plaza — Spanish publisher of the Legends anthology edited by Robert H. Silverberg.
REBIS Publishing House — Publishers of Tad’s books in Poland.
Terre de Brume — French publisher of Caliban's Hour.
Timunmas — Spanish publisher for Tailchaser’s Song and the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn and Otherland series.
Verlagsgruppe Random House Bertelsmann — German publisher of softcover editions of the Otherland series and War of the Flowers.
Wydawnictwo MAG — Polish publisher of War of the Flowers.
Wydawnictwo Zysk i S-ka — Polish publisher of Tailchaser’s Song.
PUBLISHERS – AUDIO
Der Hörverlag — Publishers of the Otherland series and The Burning Man audio books in German.
Otherland - das Hörspiel — Website for the Otherland radio play from German radio station Hessische Rundfunk
Harper Audio — Publishers of Caliban’s Hour unabridged audio book and "The Burning Man" in the Legends audio book.
PUBLISHERS – SHORT FICTION
Two venerable magazines publishing fine short fiction.
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Weird Tales
Science Fiction Quarterly — a new online magazine publishing science and speculative fiction with an eye towards reinvigorating the genre, currently seeking submissions for the inaugural issue, to be published in late March 2008.
PAUL STOREY
www.paulstorey.fr
ARTISTS
The Art of Michael Whelan – Official Site — “The art of Michael Whelan deserves the description ‘magnificent’.” (Chicago Sun-Times) The premier illustrator of the fantastic, Whelan has garnered virtually all available illustration or art awards in the international fields of science fiction and fantasy. His illustrations grace the covers of Tad’s Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series, the Otherland series, War of the Flowers, and Shadowmarch.
The Fantastic Art of Maurizio Manzieri — Maurizio Manzieri is an award-winning artist known for his work on several professional science fiction and fantasy publications, including Interzone, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and The SFWA Bulletin. He was a 2003 Chesley Award Nominee (USA) for his illustration of “Princess Briony” and a 2003 Chesley Award Winner for “The Skimmer’s Lagoon” – both inspired by Tad’s Shadowmarch saga. Read more about Maurizio at The IDEA #7 (Indian Documentary of the e-Creative Arts).
Matt Rhodes Art Galleries on the web: At epilogue.net and at bugglefug.com — Matt Rhodes is from Calgary, Alberta, the oldest child in a highly creative family. He says his family are very supportive, even when told, “Art is no way to make a living,” an idea everyone ignores. Matt is a prodigiously talented artist. His first professional commission was for work on Shadowmarch. “I hope one of the things people remember fondly about Shadowmarch is that’s where they were first introduced to Matt Rhodes.” – Tad Williams
FAVORITE SHOPS
Otherland Buchhandlung — Berlin’s World-Famous Science Fiction and Fantasy Bookshop. Be sure to check out the Magazine section for an interview Tad did with Mephisto magazine.
The Signed Page — Shawn Speakman’s website devoted to bringing signed and personalized books to those fans who are unable to meet with their favorite touring authors.
Subterranean Press Online — Publishers of specialty and limited edition works in the science fiction, fantasy, horror and suspense genres.
INTERVIEWS
November 2007 Tad talks with ActuSF about War of the Flowers, Shadowmarch, and Shadowplay.
22 October 2007 The Aquaman Shrine interviews Tad.
2 April 2007 Podcast interview with The Dragon Page. Tad discusses Aquaman and his approach to comic books.
28 March 2007 Audio interview with Adventures in Scifi Publishing. Tad reads from Shadowplay, jokes with fans, and talks about writing.
8 March 2007 Interview with Iris Savelkouls and Daniel Valkenhoff for De Nieuwsbron (in Dutch and English)
2 March 2007 Jeffrey Renaud from Comic Book Resources talks with Tad about Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis.
March 2007 “Little tiny people are more interesting and heroic. ” Tad talks with Eva Bergschneider and Frank Dudley from Phantastik-Couch.de about the Shadowmarch series and what he’s writing these days.
15 February 2007 Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist interviews Tad about Shadowplay and more.
31 January 2007 Jennifer M. Contino interviews Tad about Aquaman for comicon.com’s “The Pulse”.
October 2006 Shaun Farrell interviews Tad for Far Sector SFFH
20 July 2006 Rajan Khanna interviews Tad about The Next for Your Mom’s Basement.
June 2006 Interview with Nora Sinnema from Tad’s Netherlands publisher, Dromen & Demonen. (Nederlandse taal; in Dutch)
2006 Boris Koch interviews Tad for the role-playing magazine Mephisto. (Auf Deutsch; in German)
REVIEWS
Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist — A popular SFF book review blog by Patrick in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Reviews on the SF Site — By various contributors
Fan Culture and Serial Fiction: The Guilty Pleasures of Tad Williams’s Shadowmarch — By R Michael Harman on Strange Horizons
The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams — By Andrew Leonard on Salon.com
FAN SITES AND TRIBUTES
Osten Ard Portal — German fan website with comprehensive information on Tad’s books and more, including a Message Board.
Tad Williams Online — A Tribute site from Aidan Moher.
TW Treehouse at Yahoo Groups — The original Tad Williams Listserve began in late 1995 when Otherland: City of Golden Shadow was first released. The Listserve was originally hosted on DAW’s Otherland website but was relocated in 1999. Renamed “TW Treehouse” to avoid naming conflicts with another list, “the Lyst” moved first to eGroups and then to Yahoo Groups – with many of the original listmembers going along for the ride. You never know who may still emerge from Lurkers’ Wood.
OTHER SITES WE LIKE
Bookslut.com — Deborah's ne-plus-ultra fave blog
“Talking About My Grill,” or “Eight Legs Into Danger,” or “Things to Do in Baker, CA with a Cat,” or “Ninety Minutes of Death” — The Legendary, Improvised Story by Phil Foglio, Allison Lonsdale, Terry Pratchett, and Tad Williams from the 60th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in San Jose, California.
Idiot, Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing — The 70s glam punk bank whose members went on to form Zru Vogue and Science Patrol, make art, write best-selling novels, sell fish tanks, and edit design magazines (among other things).
Tad on MySpace
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