Embark on an epic journey into a realm steeped in political intrigue, ancient magic, and shadowed history. Follow the intertwined fates of characters striving to survive in a land torn by conflict and supernatural threats. This saga delves into the depths of human nature, exploring betrayal, unlikely alliances, and the struggle for survival. It's an adventure that tests the very boundaries of good and evil.
Shadowmarch begins Tad Williams' first epic fantasy trilogy since his best-selling Memory, Sorrow and Thorn . Rich with detail and exotic culture, and filled with a cast of characters both diverse and three-dimensional, Shadowmarch is a true fantasy achievement, an epic of storytelling by a master of the genre.
NOW,THE EPIC FANTASY CONTINUES WITH SHADOWPLAY ! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TAD WILLIAMS'S SHADOWMARCH WAS HAILED AS...
Darkness has fallen on the lands of the sun as an army of misshapen fey spill out from beyond the Shadowline. At their head is Yasammez, dark creature of nightmare. A furtive bargain was struck at the gates of Southmarch and the castle was spared, but centuries of enmity will not be so easily appeased. Meanwhile Barrick, heir to Southmarch and cursed with madness, has crossed the Shadowline into the realm of his people's ancient enemy. There are stranger things than death here - stranger and older. Much further south, shadow is also falling over the reign of the Autarch, god-king and supreme ruler. Quinnitan, junior wife, must flee the royal household or die, her greatest secret as yet hidden even from herself. Ancient blood flows through her veins and she will become a unique weapon in the fight against her greatest terror. And beyond the ken of all but a chosen few, the gods are awakening and the world is changing ...
An epic tale of magic and mystery, duty and betrayal, 'Shadowrise' is the third volume in Tad Williams' epic fantasy quartet.
With King Olin imprisoned and Prince Kendrick slain, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have been forced to flee their homeland. But both families and nations must still find a way to reclaim their kingdom and rescue their home.