OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOWS (1996)Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24” x 18”

[michaelwhelan@mastodon.art]

OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOWS (1996)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 24” x 18”

A sophisticated blend of science fiction and fantasy that followed the groundbreaking epic Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams. 1/4

#sciencefiction #illustration #tadwilliams #otherland #dawbooks

[michaelwhelan@mastodon.art]

The virtual reality storyline of Otherland offers a vast playground of the imagination. I doubt I’m alone feeling that in the right hands the series would make for a spectacular and compelling translation to film or television. 2/4

[michaelwhelan@mastodon.art]

There was an MMORPG in development for years that has since shut down its servers:

https://youtu.be/-uHJYTpcUxs?si=y8Spvt8Q_ik7TRXA

Announcements about film and TV rights have been teased over the years, most recently in 2023, but so far nothing has come of it:

https://deadline.com/2023/12/otherland-tv-adaptation-tad-williams-books-series-1235666537/

3/4

[michaelwhelan@mastodon.art]

Cover illustration for OTHERLAND: CITY OF GOLDEN SHADOWS by Tad Williams (DAW) 4/4

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/otherland-city-of-golden-shadow/

[bmac@jawns.club]

@MichaelWhelan All four of those books had such gorgeous covers. Super happy to have them on my shelf.

[meerlala@mastodon.nl]

@MichaelWhelan did you make that painting?