Book 12: Mountain of Black Glass: Otherland, Volume 3

I actually finished this book last night but due to circumstances beyond my control couldn’t post about it until today.

In this book, the plot begins to move again, making the pace a lot faster than the last book. Once more, I was riveted. In fact, I managed to read the last third of the book in one sitting, and didn’t want to put it down even for a moment.

As always, the characterization and setting descriptions were wonderful, and I’m beginning to appreciate Tad Williams’s wonderful sense of humor. There were moments I laughed hysterically out loud.

My one disappointment with the book was that one of the main characters dies. The death makes sense, but, like this character’s best friend, I found myself wanting to cry. Then again, that’s a testimony to the amazingness of the writer, who has made me care about these characters for weeks out of my life.

Rating: 94/100