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Shadowmarch (Paperback)

by Tad Williams (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (4 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841492892
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841492896
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 14.8 x 5.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,416,927 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An epic tale of magic and mystery, duty and betrayal, Tad Williams' SHADOWMARCH trilogy is destined to become a classic of modern fantasy. 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.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't think he could top Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, but he has!, 4 Mar 2007
By J. L. Ashurst (Crewe, U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch Trilogy) (Paperback)
I [...]
In Shadowmarch, though, unlike MS&T, the menace is ratcheted up until you almost feel you're reading a ghost story. Williams knows how to build an uncomfortable atmosphere until you're scared - but not quite sure what of - now THAT's brilliance.

Williams' talent isn't so much about inventing new things to go into high fantasy, it's in the quality of his writing - he's writing high fantasy in a different manner. He can really write, and I can see how he's improved (which doesn't make me a whit less enamoured of his earlier works). If Williams wrote in any other genre he'd win the Booker prize, or something equally prestigious, for Shadowmarch.

But don't let that put you off if you hate contemporary literature! Williams' writing isn't contrived or showy, just quietly brilliant. He's always focused on telling the story and, I'm sorry, I disagree that he switches viewpoints too often - I think my fellow reviewer just is snatching too-small pieces of time for reading, and though I sympathise, you really have to give an author a chance. You wouldn't intermittently listen to your mp3 player at the theatre, would you? That's why Williams 'caught' him later than other readers would be caught - because he WILL catch you.

I think this would be a good book to read as your first ever fantasy novel, which is the highest praise I can think of. Other than that, just read it, people! (NB the first book in Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is 'The Dragonbone Chair' - and don't forget Tad Williams' stand-alone book 'The War of the Flowers', or his more sci-fi-y 'Otherland' series - all are more than worth your time).
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent fantasy novel from Williams, 6 April 2006
This review is from: Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch Trilogy) (Paperback)
I have just completed this book and enjoyed it a lot. I also broke my golden rule of never buying books in a trilogy until they are all published as I hate waiting for the next instalment to come out!

The book involves a small number of key characters: the young prince and princess regents, a dwarf (one of the best and most "realistic" version of a dwarf I have come across), the captain of the guard and a young girl in a distant land "married" to the god-king. These characters (aside from the last) are all in a far northern kingdom beign threatened by its previous inhabitants, the faeieres, who reside behind a mysterious barrier known as the Shadowline.

I like this movement between characters (a la George R R Martin) as it keeps you in suspense and keeps things interesting and if you are not as keen on some narratives as other then they are over soon enough :)

The faeries are well handled and suitably mysterious and alien, though i expect we will see much more of them in later books.

This first book sets up the story well for the remainder of the trilogy - now just hurry up and write them!

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Williams latest Trilogy begins, 8 Nov 2004
By Gareth Wilson "drosdelnoch2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch Trilogy) (Hardcover)
The beginning of the new Tad Williams trilogy and one that seems to be following the latest wave of fantasy novels, dealing with not only a cracking storyline but also dealing with the complex social issues of the characters as well as the emotional aspects and the backstabbing double dealing of the political situation that surrounds them, as oppossed to character hears about evil, grabs sword and attacks.

For me this, I believe, will lead the already popular Williams to a new generation as well as demonstrating his talents to a number of others who haven't yet tried him but who have gone through people like GRR Martin and Greg Keyes.

At the end of the day though, what does this novel offer the reader? For me this is a tale that bridges the world of fantasy, blends it with a number of different genres and also has that wonderful quality that no one is immortal, proving that even the toughest can die through a quirk of fate whilst others who would have been thought of as weak manage to struggle through.

A great tale, with many a twist in the plot that is a damn fine start to his latest epic

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars For Lovers of Traditional Fantasy.
I started reading fantasy novels because of the lack (at the time) of historical fiction and still prefer the Medieval settings of traditional fantasy to this day. Read more
Published 29 days ago by J. Cook

3.0 out of 5 stars Too long and confusing...

I'd already purchased 'Shadowplay' which I didn't know was the sequel to 'Shadowmarch' and so when I came to read it, I thought I ought to start at the beginning. Read more
Published 2 months ago by FAMOUS NAME

3.0 out of 5 stars Too long and confusing...

I'd already purchased 'Shadowplay' which I didn't know was the sequel to 'Shadowmarch' and so when I came to read it, I thought I ought to start at the beginning. Read more
Published 2 months ago by FAMOUS NAME

3.0 out of 5 stars Too long and confusing...

I'd already purchased 'Shadowplay' which I didn't know was the sequel to 'Shadowmarch' and so when I came to read it, I thought I ought to start at the beginning. Read more
Published 2 months ago by FAMOUS NAME

3.0 out of 5 stars long winded but gets better
after reading memory sorrow and thorn series which I thought ok I decided to read the shadowmarch books I found it to be very long winded I felt at times we were going round in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by N. M. Atkinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Tad Williams Shadowmarch
Lived up to expectations. Tad Eilliams is an innovative and creative writer. I recommend this new trilogy.
Published 5 months ago by MICHAEL FORD

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy fiction with depth
Shadowmarch is epic. This first volume almost spans 850 pages in which a powerplay between monarchs is barely started. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. G. Battle

1.0 out of 5 stars Dross, Dull and goes nowhere
I normally read through books reasonably quickly, when I got this one thinking it was a self contained novel as opposed to a trilogy it seemed promising. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Joseph Rogers

2.0 out of 5 stars The makings of a good story but too slow and too long
Tad Williams obviously has a rich imagination and the world in which Shadowmarch is set is very well thought out. Read more
Published 16 months ago by N. Burgess

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull, depressing drivel
I give up.Eight hundred pages of unrelieved despair i can't take. It's boring, slow-paced, depressingly gloomy.I think Otherland and Memory Sorrow and Thorn were far better works.
Published 21 months ago by Ventura Angelo

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