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The War of the Flowers (Daw Books Collectors)

The War of the Flowers (Daw Books Collectors) Hardcover - 2003

by Williams, Tad

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover

Returning to the fantasy genre that made him a coast-to-coast best-selling phenomenon, Tad Williams has written a new stand-alone contemporary novel set in Northern California-and also in the strange parallel world that coexists in the farthest reaches of the imagination.

Theo Vilmos is a thirty-year-old lead singer in a not terribly successful rock band. Once, he had enormous, almost magical, charisma both onstage and off-but now, life has taken its toll on Theo. Hitting an all-time low, he seeks refuge in a islolated cabin in the woods-and reads an odd memoir written by a dead relative who believed he had visited the magical world of Faerie. And before Theo can disregard the account as the writings of a madman, he, too, is drawn to a place beyond his wildest dreams...a place filled with be, and has always been, his destiny.

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Daw Books, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bce (Book Club Edition). Stated On The Copyright Page; Book Collector's No. 1225. The Book Is Bound In Black Paper Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has A Few Tiny Scuffs On The Lower Front Board Edge. The Jacket Has Light
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  • Title The War of the Flowers (Daw Books Collectors)
  • Author Williams, Tad
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 686
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Daw Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 045720
  • ISBN 9780756401351 / 0756401356
  • Weight 2.4 lbs (1.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.36 x 2.15 in (23.88 x 16.15 x 5.46 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Fairyland (Imaginary place)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004266837
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Returning to the fantasy genre that made him a coast-to-coast best-selling phenomenon, Tad Williams has written a new stand-alone contemporary novel set in Northern California-and also in the strange parallel world that coexists in the farthest reaches of the imagination.

Theo Vilmos is a thirty-year-old lead singer in a not terribly successful rock band. Once, he had enormous, almost magical, charisma both onstage and off-but now, life has taken its toll on Theo. Hitting an all-time low, he seeks refuge in a isolated cabin in the woods-and reads an odd memoir written by a dead relative who believed he had visited the magical world of Faerie. And before Theo can disregard the account as the writings of a madman, he, too, is drawn to a place beyond his wildest dreams...a place filled with be, and has always been, his destiny.

From the publisher

Tad Williams has held more jobs than any sane person should admit to—singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked in theater and television production, taught both grade-school and college classes, and worked in multimedia for a major computer firm. He is cofounder of an interactive television company, and is currently writing comic books and film and television scripts as well. Tad and his family live in London and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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"Williams fills his pages with the sort of stories and characters that readers of epic fantasy are sure to love." -Publishers Weekly



"Rock musician Theo Vilmost plummets headlong into the land of Faerie and finds himself thrust into the middle of a political and social maelstrom with only a foul-mouthed sprite as his ally. Williams's unforgettable cross-world fantasy turns faerie lore on its ear and is his best work to date." —Library Journal

About the author

Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide. His works include the worlds of Otherland, Shadowmarch, and Osten Ard--including the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, and The Last King of Osten Ard series--as well as standalone novels Tailchaser's Song and The War of the Flowers. His considerable output of epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, comics, and more have strongly influenced a generation of writers. Tad and his family live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. He can be found at tadwilliams.com or on Twitter at @tadwilliams.