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| Original Title: | Shadowmarch |
| ISBN: | 0756403596 (ISBN13: 9780756403591) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Shadowmarch #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2005) |
Tad Williams
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 796 pages Rating: 3.73 | 11060 Users | 479 Reviews
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| Title | : | Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch #1) |
| Author | : | Tad Williams |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 796 pages |
| Published | : | September 5th 2006 by DAW (first published November 2nd 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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The maze-like castle of Southmarch stands sentry along the border between the human kingdoms and the land of the immortal Qua. Now, the darkness from beyond that border has begun to enfold Southmarch - or Shadowmarch - the Qua's ancient home. To stop the darkness falling, the Southmarch royal family must face their human enemies, supposed friends and the family curse. Twins Barrick and Briony shoulder impossible burdens as their father is imprisoned and their brother murdered. Briony flees towards her father and the slave armies of the Autarch, while her brother Barrick crosses the Shadowline gripped by madness ..Rating Epithetical Books Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch #1)
Ratings: 3.73 From 11060 Users | 479 ReviewsCommentary Epithetical Books Shadowmarch (Shadowmarch #1)
It has been way too many years since I picked up a Tad Williams fantasy. I read the books surrounding the Dragonbone Chair back when they came out and I was extremely impressed by the writing quality and character, the slow burn and devoted character building, the inexorable finality of the grand explosion or magical release or bloodshed to come.He builds slowly, carefully, and with enormous attention to detail.Therefore, I knew very well what I was getting into here. These are long books andThe first part of a series where the well-known writer returns to the spirit of the series that marked him, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. These things I liked are here, with the plot and the writing style being very close.The basic story is simple: in a kingdom that does not go through its best days, a threat from the past returns, a defeated race returns to take revenge, bringing chaos and destruction. The duty to deal with them falls on the young sons and the daughter of the king who, without
I'm sorry I couldn't finish this. It had been on my shelves for months. Far, far too slow when considering the sheer length of the book (or perhaps I am just an impatient reader...), and up to the point that I stopped reading (around a fifth of the way through) it just felt the plot wasn't really going anywhere at all. A bit disappointing really. It just wasn't my thing. That's not to say, though, that it isn't a book worth trying. I'm sure a more patient reader than myself would find all the
I'm a fan of Tad Williams. I've read his Memory of Sorrow and Thorn series twice, and plan to read Otherland again someday. But this one is just not for me. It's definitely in the category of Dark Fantasy, and I'm not ready to read 2500 pages of bleakness, hopelessness, and madness. I know when it starts out bad only to get worse, when everything that could go wrong does, and everyone who started out solid begins to fall apart and twist into something else, that it's not going to improve through
I really like Tad Williams' writing style. I can't say exactly what it is, but I really enjoy how he puts words together. Also, he has some impressive ideas for stories. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that everything he writes is golden. He has a tendency to drag things out and his characters are often less-than-likeable and on occasion, he is a bit disjointed while telling various threads of a story that have yet to come together. Shadowmarch, unfortunately, is a good example of all of his
Excellent old schoolschool fantasy.as with most Tad Williams books the first few chapters are mostly about character development and setting up the story. Many young readers now are used to comicbook fast paced novels and have a hard time with tad .I this k his fantasy books are rich and perfectly paced.this is no exception. Another great fantasy series from one of my favorite fantasy writers.
First of all, I hate when authors write with "you"-perspective. "You travel across the land and notice its blue waters and chrystal clear waters" etc. No, I don't, you can't make me! So I was reading the beginning of the book with gritted teeth, determined to at least get past the couple first chapters. Luckily the point of view changed.It was quite a job to get the book read. There were so many people in so many different places and too much of nothing important. It just kept going on and on
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