THE VERY BEST OF TAD WILLIAMS is a Kindle Daily Deal for Tuesday, May 10.

For today only, the ebook is available for just $1.99!

[STARRED REVIEW] “This marvelous short fiction retrospective testifies to the breadth of Williams’s creativity. All but one of these 17 otherworldly tales have appeared in magazines or anthologies, but fans will welcome the chance to have them all in one place. Several of the earlier pieces are particularly charming, including “The Old Scale Game,” with its thoroughly modern monsters, and “Every Fuzzy Beast of the Earth, Every Pink Fowl of the Air”, a chortling version of the book of Genesis. Williams effectively portrays poignant human regrets and longings in “Three Duets for Virgin and Nosehorn,” a miniature masterpiece, and explores the paradoxes of religious belief in “The Stranger’s Hands” and “And Ministers of Grace.” “A Stark and Wormy Knight,” a linguistic tour de force, shows without one misplaced word just how clever dragons can be. Williams’s sensitivity to atmosphere and trademark attention to telling detail shine through most of the selections in this varied collection of little gems.”
—Publishers Weekly

Within these pages you will find such delightful and curious things as a strange storytelling vampire, two woefully-overmatched angels, a dragon in cahoots with a knight and a witch, an ineptly duplicitous fish, the loyal robot butler of Werner Von Secondstage Booster, and the Greatest Wizard of All (disputed!).

“Obviously fans of Tad Williams will enjoy this, but then anyone with a sense of humour, a love of the unknown and anyone that enjoys a good tale should benefit from these stories.”
—Fantasy Book Review

From his epic fantasy series, including Memory Sorrow and Thorn—which George R. R. Martin cited as an inspiration for Game of Thrones—to the classic novel Tailchaser’s Song, Tad Williams has mastered every genre he has set his pen to. Here are the stories that showcase the exhilarating breadth of Williams’ imagination, hearkening back to such classic fantasists as J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Peter S. Beagle, and beyond. Whether you are a devoted reader of his longer works, already a devotee of his short fiction, or even new to his writing entirely, The Very Best of Tad Williams  is the perfect place to discover one of the most talented and versatile authors writing at any length today.

“An essential addition to the bookshelf for fans of Tad Williams and also a great opportunity for new readers to sample the breadth of his storytelling prowess.”
—SF Signal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Old Scale Game
• The Storm Door
• The Stranger’s Hands
• Child of an AncientCity
• The Boy Detective of Oz: An Otherland Story
• Three Duets for Virgin and Nosehorn
• Diary of a Dragon
• Not with a Whimper, Either
• Some Thoughts Re: Dark Destroyer
• Z is for…
• Monsieur Vergalant’s Canard
• The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of
• Fish Between Friends
• Every Fuzzy Beast of the Earth, Every Pink Fowl of the Air
• A Stark and Wormy Knight
• Black Sunshine
• And Ministers of Grace

“Throughout this collection Williams ably demonstrates that he is a jack of all trades — and their master as well.”
—Interzone

For more information on THE VERY BEST OF TAD WILLIAMS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Kerem Beyit

Design by Elizabeth Story