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 US Hardcover Edition - Originally titled Otherland | |
| Author | Tad Williams |
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| Cover artist | Michael Whelan |
| Language | English |
| Series | Otherland |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Legend Books |
Publication date | December 5, 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 770 (Hardback) & 960 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-09-968301-6 (Hardback) 1-85723-604-1 (Paperback) |
| OCLC | 43226490 |
| Followed by | River of Blue Fire |
City of Golden Shadow, originally published as Otherland, is a science fiction novel by American writer Tad Williams, the first book in his Otherland series.[1] The "Otherland" refers to a virtual world or worlds and the "City Of Golden Shadow" is a city in the Otherland network to which the main characters are being summoned.
The novel tells the story of a frightening virtual network created by a group of rich men known as The Grail Brotherhood. These men include: Felix Jongleur, who was a child at the time of the First World War and is currently the world's oldest man; Jiun Biao, a Chinese economist described as "the terror of Asia"; and Robert Wells, the owner of Telemorphix, the world's largest telecommunications company. The book tells the story of a group of ordinary people who are drawn into the network to stop them.
- ^ Williams, Tad (October 1, 1999). "Book review of City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams". sfbook.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.