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Tad Williams

Tad Williams

Tad Williams has written at least 126 books. Their most popular book is The Dragonbone Chair with 362 saves with an average rating of 3.68⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Adventure, and Science fiction.

Adventurous is their most common moods.

Author Bio

Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born in San Jose, California) is the author of several fantasy and science fiction novels, including *Tailchaser's Song*, the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, the Otherland series, and *The War of the Flowers*.

Books126Series32

Series

4 primary books5 released books

Authored 100% of series

Otherland

Otherland is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Tad Williams and Walter Adler.

#1
City of Golden Shadow
#2
River of Blue Fire
#3
Mountain of Black Glass
#4
Sea of Silver Light
#4.5
Cover 5

Rite

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

L'arcane des épées

L'arcane des épées is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Tad Williams and Jacques Collin.

#1
Le Trône du dragon
#1
Le roi de l'orage
#2
La Maison de l'Ancêtre
#2
La Pierre de l'adieu

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Shadowmarch

Shadowmarch is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Tad Williams.

#1
Shadowmarch
#2
Shadowplay
#3
Shadowrise
#4
Shadowheart

Series

2 primary books3 released books

Authored 100% of series

Bobby Dollar

Bobby Dollar is a 3-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Tad Williams.

#1
The Dirty Streets of Heaven
#2
Happy Hour in Hell
#3.5
Cover 4

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlepig

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is a 9-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Tad Williams, Jacques Collin, and Verena C. Harksen.

#1
Le roi de l'orage
#1
Le Trône du dragon
#1
The Dragonbone Chair
#2
Stone of Farewell
#2
La Maison de l'Ancêtre

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Ordinary Farm Adventures

Ordinary Farm Adventures is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Tad Williams, Deborah Beale, and Hans-Ulrich Möhring.

#1
The Dragons of Ordinary Farm
#2
Die Geheimnisse der Tinkerfarm

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Vzpomínka, Žal a Trn

Vzpomínka, Žal a Trn is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Tad Williams and Jacques Collin.

#1
The Dragonbone Chair
#2
La Maison de l'Ancêtre
#2
La Pierre de l'adieu

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Der letzte König von Osten Ard

Der letzte König von Osten Ard is a 1-book series first released in 2017 with contributions by Tad Williams.

#1
Die Hexenholzkrone 1

Series

6 primary books9 released books

Authored 95% of series

Osten Ard Saga

Osten Ard Saga is a 9-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Tad Williams.

#0.1
Cover 5

The Splintered Sun

#1
The Dragonbone Chair
#2
Stone of Farewell
#3
To Green Angel Tower
#0.5
The Heart of What Was Lost

Series

4 primary books6 released books

Authored 88% of series

The Last King of Osten Ard

The Last King of Osten Ard is a 6-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Tad Williams.

#0.5
The Heart of What Was Lost
#0.75
Brothers of the Wind
#1
The Witchwood Crown
#2
Empire of Grass
#3
Into the Narrowdark

Series

3 primary books4 released books

Authored 25% of series

Lord Ermenwyr

Lord Ermenwyr is a 8-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Kage Baker, Cecelia Holland, and 40 others.

#1
The Anvil of the World
#2
The House of the Stag
#3
The Bird of the River
#0.5
The Dragon Book
Mother Aegypt and Other Stories

Series

4 primary books5 released books

Authored 14% of series

The Chathrand Voyage

The Chathrand Voyage is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, and 28 others.

#1
The Red Wolf Conspiracy
#2
The Rats and the Ruling Sea
#3
River of Shadows
#4
The Night of the Swarm

Series

4 primary books7 released books

Authored 13% of series

The Faithful and the Fallen

The Faithful and the Fallen is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, and 28 others.

#1
Malice
#2
Valor
#3
Ruin
#4
Wrath

Series

3 primary books5 released books

Authored 10% of series

The Black Magician Trilogy

The Black Magician Trilogy is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Trudi Canavan, Carla Gaiba, and 18 others.

#0.5
L'apprendista del mago
#1
El gremio de los magos
#2
The Novice
#3
El Gran Lord

Series

6 primary books

Authored 9% of series

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz is a 0-book series first released in 2006 with contributions by Karen Joy Fowler, Nathan Ballingrud, and 78 others.

Series

1 primary book9 released books

Authored 9% of series

Annwn Cycle

Annwn Cycle is a 8-book series with 1 primary work first released in 2012 with contributions by Megan Lindholm, John Gwynne, and 75 others.

#0.7
Cover 4

Unfettered

Altered Perceptions
Unbound
#15.2
Unfettered II
Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists

Series

6 primary books9 released books

Authored 6% of series

Tales of Alvin Maker

Tales of Alvin Maker is a 9-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Orson Scott Card and John Joseph Adams.

#1
Seventh Son
#2
Red Prophet
#3
Prentice Alvin
#4
Alvin Journeyman
#5
Heartfire

Series

9 primary books12 released books

Authored 4% of series

Temeraire

Temeraire is a 12-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Cecelia Holland, Jonathan Stroud, and 47 others.

#0.5
The Dragon Book
#1
His Majesty's Dragon
#1.5
Cover 5

Feast or Famine

#2
De Jaden Troon
#2.5
Wings of Fire

Series

10 primary books12 released books

Authored 3% of series

The Elric Saga

The Elric Saga is a 12-book series with 10 primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Paolo Bacigalupi, Aliette de Bodard, and 16 others.

#1
Cover 7

Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories

#2
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
#3
The Weird of the White Wolf
#4
The Sleeping Sorceress
#8
The Fortress of the Pearl: An Elric Tale

Series

10 primary books11 released books

Authored 3% of series

The Sandman

The Sandman is a 26-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Neil Gaiman, Glenn Fabry, and 29 others.

#2
The Doll's House
#3
Terra dos Sonhos
#4
Utujen vuodenaika
#5
Sandman: Um Jogo de Você
#6
The Sandman

Series

22 primary books29 released books

Authored 1% of series

Pern

Pern is a 28-book series with 22 primary works first released in 1968 with contributions by Anne McCaffrey, Karen Wynn Fonstad, and 9 others.

#1
Dragonflight
#2
Dragonquest
#3
Dragonsong
#4
Dragonsinger
Get Off The Unicorn

Series

24 primary books25 released books

Authored 1% of series

Pern (Chronological Order)

Pern (Chronological Order) is a 44-book series with 24 primary works first released in 1967 with contributions by Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey, and 14 others.

Rescue Run
#9
Dragonsdawn
#12
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
#13
Dragonseye
#17
Dragon's Kin

Series

16 primary books21 released books

Authored 1% of series

The Realm of the Elderlings

The Realm of the Elderlings is a 20-book series with 16 primary works first released in 3 with contributions by Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, and 18 others.

#0.5
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince
#1
Assassin's Apprentice
#1.5
Cover 7

Words Like Coins

#2
Royal Assassin
#3
Assassin's Quest

Series

12 primary books18 released books

Authored 0% of series

Nightside

Nightside is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Simon R. Green, Toni L. P. Kelner, and 5 others.

#1
Something from the Nightside
#2
Agents of Light and Darkness
#3
Nightingale's Lament
#4
Hex and the City
#5
Paths Not Taken (Nightside, #5)

Series

6 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Warriors

Warriors is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Erin Hunter, Nguyễn Anh Thư, and 4 others.

#1
Vào Trong Hoang Dã
#2
Fire and Ice
#3
Forest of Secrets
#4
Stormen kommer
#5
Det svåra valet

Series

3 primary books5 released books

Authored 0% of series

Butterfly St. Cyr

Butterfly St. Cyr is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1991 with contributions by Eluki bes Shahar.

#1
Cover 5

Hellflower

#2
Darktraders
#3
Archangel Blues

Series

1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Thackery T. Lambshead

Thackery T. Lambshead is a 3-book series first released in 2003 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer.

The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images, and Stories from Top Authors and Artists
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases

Series

1 primary book2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Forever Peace

Forever Peace is a 1-book series first released in 1997 with contributions by Joe Haldeman.

#1
Forever Peace

Series

1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Oz Reimagined

Oz Reimagined is a 2-book series first released in 2013 with contributions by Seanan McGuire.

Cover 6

Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust

#12.8
Oz Reimagined

Series

3 released books

Authored 0% of series

Immortal Unicorn

Immortal Unicorn is a 3-book series first released in 1995 with contributions by Peter S. Beagle and Janet Berliner.

Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn, Part 1
Cover 1

Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn, Part 2

Series

4 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Aetherian Revolution

The Aetherian Revolution is a 4-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Jeff VanderMeer, Doug Dorst, and 8 others.

Lightspeed Magazine, February 2012
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2013
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014
Lightspeed Magazine, July 2014

Series

3 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Broken Land

The Broken Land is a 3-book series first released in 2009 with contributions by Paul Collins.

#0.5
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
Legends of Australian Fantasy
Trust Me Too