City of Golden Shadow is the first literary fiction book in the Otherland series by author Tad Williams.
The book is surrounded by secrecy, it is home to the wildest dreams and the darkest nightmares. Incredible amount of money was spent on it.
The best minds of two generations worked hard to build it. And somehow, little by little, it is claiming Earth’s most precious resource – its children.

City of Golden Shadow as a lengthy introduction to the series, one that establishes the world and builds it in a way that makes it approachable and realistic.