River of Blue Fire

River of Blue Fire

Tad Williams

First published 1998Original language EN

7.77.7 / 10
Score out of 10116 ratingsConfidence 43%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
675
Pages
about 12 h
Reading time

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About the book

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.

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Reading order · Otherland

Full order & progress →
Score per volume4 volumes on a timeline, 1996 to 2001 · Best-rated volume: Sea of Silver Light
  1. City of Golden Shadow
    City of Golden Shadow1996 · 169 ratingsStart here
    7.67.6 / 10
  2. River of Blue Fire
    River of Blue Fire1998 · 116 ratingsThis book
    7.77.7 / 10
  3. Mountain of Black Glass
    Mountain of Black Glass1999 · 107 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Sea of Silver Light
    Sea of Silver Light2001 · 94 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.7 across 116 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.88 7%
Hardcover7.7108 93%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “Executive Summary: Slow start, and many slow places throughout. The good parts make up for a lot of it, but for that reason I'm rounding my 3.5 stars down. Audio book: Another great job by George Newbern. He definitely Full Review I really enjoyed the…”

    ★ 3/5thranduel on Hardcover

Frequently asked

How long is River of Blue Fire?

It has 675 pages — longer than 91% of the ranked books in Science fiction.

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