The Fourth Wall

Walter Jon Williams

Orbit, Feb 13, 2012 - Fiction - 416 pages

Dagmar Shaw got out of the game... and into the movies.

Sean is a washed-up child actor reduced to the lowest dregs of reality television to keep himself afloat. His life was a downward spiral of alcoholism, regret, and failure... until he met Dagmar.

Except Sean has secrets, dark even for the Hollywood treadmill of abuse, addiction, and rehab. And Dagmar is a cipher. There are dark rumors about her past, the places she's been, the things she was involved in. People tend to die around her and now, she wants Sean for something. A movie, she says, but with her history, who's to say what her real game is?

What people are saying

Review: The Fourth Wall (Dagmar #3)

User Review - Goodreads

After I finished reading the book, I realized it was part of a series. No matter. I thought this book stood out well on its own (probably because the first two books are told through the eyes of a ...

Review: The Fourth Wall (Dagmar #3)

User Review - Goodreads

The "fourth wall" is a theatrical convention, the invisible barrier that, for most actors in most productions, keeps the audience separate from (and invisible to) the players. To "break the fourth ...

About the author

Walter Jon Williams has been nominated repeatedly for every major SF award, including Hugo and Nebula Award nominations for his novel City on Fire. His most recent books are The Sundering, The Praxis, Destiny's Way, and The Rift. Walter Jon Williams lives near Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Fourth Wall
• Author: Walter Jon Williams
• Publisher: Orbit, 2012
• ISBN: 0316133396, 9780316133395
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Thrillers / General