Bob Irving reviewed Shadowheart by Tad Williams (Shadowmarch -- v. [4])
Review of 'Shadowheart' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I made it. It took me two and a half years, but I finally finished this series. The fact that I stuck it out means I did come to care about the characters and the world. But I will approach any future zillion page fantasy series by Tad a little more cautiously.
Otherland was much better IMO. Perhaps there were too many standard fantasy tropes here: dwarves, elves, magic, gods, etc.
Williams can still write better than most modern fantasy authors, but he needs a really good, ruthless editor.
