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->''"As for {{monkey|MoralityPose}}s, I would have five, and they would be named: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Do Pretty Much Whatever The Hell You Want, and Expensive Attorney."''

Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957 in San Jose, California) is a popular {{Fantasy}} and SpeculativeFiction author of the late 20th century, known for [[{{Doorstopper}} long epic stories]] with numerous characters. He's also known for [[SubvertedTrope subverting]] and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructing]] many tropes of these genres, with particular focus on things like PropheticFallacy and EarnYourHappyEnding.

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!!Works by Tad Williams include (in order of publication):
* ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' (1985): A frisky tomcat, the eponymous Fritti Tailchaser, goes on a journey to find his girlfriend after her mysterious disappearance, fighting monsters out of feline legend along the way. Contains extensive {{Homage}} to ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* ''Literature/MemorySorrowAndThorn'' (1988, 1990, 1993, and 1998) : A HighFantasy novel series set in the StandardFantasySetting of Osten Ard, where the forces of humanity struggle against the growing threat of TheUndead Storm King and his [[TheFairFolk minions]], with only the titular, legendary [[RuleOfThree Three]] [[CoolSword Swords]] offering any hope of saving their land.
* ''Literature/ChildOfAnAncientCity'' (1989): An HistoricalFiction {{Horror}} novella. In the late 8th century AD, Mansur al-Adan is assigned to an embassy sent by the Caliph [[ArabianNightsDays Harun al-Rashid]] to the Caucasus Mountains, but en route they encounter a dangerous [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Wampyr]].
* ''Literature/{{Otherland}}'' (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2013) : A PostCyberPunk novel series set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, where a RagtagBunchOfMisfits [[InsideAComputerSystem enters into]] a private [[TheMetaverse virtual reality world]] controlled by a group of {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s with a mysterious agenda that seems to involve [[PoweredByAForsakenChild stealing the minds of children]].
* ''Literature/TheWarOfTheFlowers'' (2002): An UrbanFantasy set in the magical but strangely modern land of Faerie, itself a {{Deconstruction}} of a stereotypical MagicalLand. The protagonist, Theo, becomes trapped there and is forced to become a pawn in the corrupt machinations of its lords, only to discover that he's [[ChangelingFantasy more a part of it than he thinks]].
* ''Literature/{{Shadowmarch}}'' (2004, 2007, and 2010): A HighFantasy novel series set in the eponymous Shadowmarch Castle. Notable in that it originally started as a web-based novel and only later made it into print.
* ''Literature/{{Bobby Dollar}}'' (2012, 2013, and 2014): A FantasticNoir novel series about an earth-bound angel who finds himself caught between the greater powers of Heaven and Hell. Set in the fictional northern California city of San Judas.
* ''Literature/TheLastKingOfOstenArd'' (2017-2023): The [[SequelGap long-awaited]] novel series of sequels to ''Memory, Sorrow and Thorn'', dealing with some of the same characters and themes.
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