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Line 10: Stumbling from one hostile virtual reality environment to another, chased by agents of the Brotherhood, they discover that the system is becoming distorted in a way that no normal computer ought to be, and that these distortions are centered around a dark entity known as the "Other" that serves as the operating system of the network. People who die in Otherland are [[Your Mind Makes It Real\|dying in real life]]. Back in the physical world, forces are at work hunting down and destroying the enemies of the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood itself seems to be building its project up to an ultimate conclusion. Even worse, their party has been [[The Mole\|infiltrated]] by a [[Psycho for Hire\|sociopathic killer]], named Johnny Dread, with a hidden agenda of his own, one that ultimately disrupts the Grail Brotherhood's ceremony and threatens the stability of the entire system. It becomes a race against time to solve the mystery of the Other before they are killed by the network or by Dread himself. If this sounds like a long synopsis, [[~~Door Stopper~~Doorstopper\|wait until you read the books themselves]]. [[Tad Williams]] prides himself on the interweaving of [[Two Lines No Waiting\|multiple plot threads]] and [[Loads and Loads of Characters\|enormous casts of characters]], and even more on having the reader actually care about what happens to them. This despite the fairly standard [[Cyberpunk]] setting and rather more pages than necessary spent on the way to each plot point. It's notable for having a fantastically diverse cast and treating them all with respect. The story could also be read as a [[Fantastic Aesop]] about the dangers of seeking [[Immortality]]. There is a (work in progress) [[Otherland (Literature)/Characters\|Character Sheet]]. Line 72: ** The unorthodox effects of the Other, including its intrusion into the dreams of people within the network and its own semi-aware, possibly dreamlike existence, are a major clue to its true nature. * [[Disability Superpower]]: Martine is blind in the real world, but has an incredible method of sensing things online, allowing her to see raw data and pinpoint Dread when in disguise. * [[~~Door Stopper~~Doorstopper]]: [[Tad Williams]] continues in the tradition started with ''~Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn~''. * [[The Dragon]]: Dread is this for Jongleur, though only because it gives him an outlet for his various homicidal and otherwise sociopathic impulses. * [[Dragon With an Agenda]]: Dread, to an extent thoroughly unanticipated by Jongleur.

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