Shadowmarch: Shadowmarch Book 1

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Shadowmarch: Shadowmarch Book 1
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tad Williams
SeriesShadowmarch
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:864
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 129
Category/GenreFantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9781473641167
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publication Date 1 March 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

At the uppermost edge of the northern kingdoms, towers shrouded in mist, lies Southmarch Castle. For hundreds of years it has remained hidden from the affairs of empire. Now its isolation can protect it no more. Southmarch is under siege; from both its neighbours, without, and the more insidious enemies who would destroy it from within. Even further to the north, within the ancient walls of Qul-na-Qar, in a land of silence and gloom, the Twilight People gather to hear Ynnir, the blind king, pronounce the dark fate of human kind. In the south, the Autarch, the god-king who has already conquered an entire continent, now looks to extend his domain once more. It is upon Southmarch that the armies advance, and to its people that darkness will speed.

Author Biography

Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers: the Otherland epic now plays as an MMO on steam.com. Tad is currently immersed in the creation of The Last King of Osten Ard, planned as a trilogy with two intermediary novels. He, his family and his animals live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. @tadwilliams @mrstad

Reviews

A page-turner full of character, atmosphere and action - Starburst Skilfully merges world-building description with intriguing plots ... a sublime piece of storytelling - SFX A thrill ride...will enchant established fans and win new converts - Publishers Weekly A page-turner - Booklist