River of Blue Fire

River of Blue Fire
AuthorTad Williams
Cover artistMichael Whelan
LanguageEnglish
SeriesOtherland
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDAW Books / Donald A. Wollheim
Publication date
July 1, 1998
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages634 (Hardback)
ISBN0-88677-777-1 (Hardback) ISBN 0-88677-844-1 (Paperback)
OCLC40061628
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3573.I45563 R58 1998
Preceded byCity of Golden Shadow 
Followed byMountain of Black Glass 

River of Blue Fire is a science fiction novel by American writer Tad Williams, the second book in his Otherland series. It was originally published in 1998, the paperback in 1999.[1][2]

It continues the saga begun in City of Golden Shadow and takes the characters through among others a Wizard of Oz simulation, a Neanderthal world and a cartoon world.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Tad Williams, River of Blue Fire, 1998, ISBN 0-88677-777-1
  2. ^ Green, Roland. "River of Blue Fire." Booklist, vol. 94, no. 18, 15 May 1998, p. 1566. Gale Academic OneFile, Accessed 19 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Tad Williams: Things Go Away, Things Come Back". Locus. July 28, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  4. ^ Virtucio, Alexandra (December 13, 2023). "Tad Williams' cyberpunk series Otherland gets live adaptation from The Witcher, The Wheel of Time producers". ClutchPoints. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  5. ^ "River of Blue Fire". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  6. ^ ""OTHERLAND: Vol. II, River of Blue Fire"". Kirkus Reviews. June 1, 1998. Retrieved February 20, 2026.