| Re: Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn series
No, I didn't mean to imply long-winded. It's just that so much happens to so many different people that it takes a long time for it all to play out. Anyone who thinks that someone like Tolkien has two many subplots and too much back story would be advised to stay away from Tad Williams. On the other hand, any reader who likes getting lost for thousands of pages in a complex fantasy with rich background details will probably love Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.
But as to the comparison to McKiernan, my own opinion is that Williams is a much better writer and a superior world-builder. McKiernan is probably more accessible to more readers, though, because Tad can be ... well, a tad difficult to keep up with sometimes, his plots can become so dizzyingly complex. |