OA.com: You resisted returning to Osten Ard for a long time now that you’re back, do you ever find yourself thinking, “What the heck am I doing here?” Plus, I’m interested in the idea that some of the artificial life-forms (or semi-life-forms) in the network might want to bring Dread back, for weird pseudo-religious ideas of their own. Tad: It’s not so much any one simulation as that I’d like to 1) make more simulations, 2) explore how the Otherland network is changing as it becomes more “alive” and self-aware, or at least self-regulating, and 3) I think Orlando’s situation is interesting in and of itself, as detailed in “ Happiest Dead Boy”. Do you think this desire might turn into a book or even a new series? Is there any particular Otherland sim you would like to revisit and flesh out more? OA.com: You’ve said that you are interested in writing some more Orlando (from “Otherland”) stories. In some ways, he’s probably less of a romantic than Bobby.Ĭover of River of Blue Fire, second volume of “Otherland”. Simon is, I hope, an older version of his younger self, thus more pragmatic, less surprised when things don’t go well, and more aware of how hard it is to change the world. I think I myself am a wounded romantic by nature, an optimist with a cynical sense of humor, rather than a cynic per se. That doesn’t mean he ignores them, but he is more determined not to let them dictate his everyday life than, say, Miriamele is. Tad Williams: Simon is still much more of an optimist than Bobby, but part of that comes from him resolutely refusing to dwell on the worst things in life. How has Simon’s worldview changed with the passage of time? Would you describe him as an idealist or optimist? Does he have anything in common with Bobby Dollar’s cynicism, now that he’s been around the block a few times? “Of course I’m going to go to Hell to save my new girlfriend (who’s not really my girlfriend)!” Simon’s journey was from a youthful idealism (or even, some might say, cluelessness) to adulthood with a good measure of earned wisdom. : Tad, your most recent main character, Bobby Dollar, seems pretty cynical sometimes, but his actions are unfailingly that of an optimist. Cover of the Russian edition of The Dirty Streets of Heaven, the first “Bobby Dollar” book.
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