Shadowrise: Volume Three of Shadowmarch

Tad Williams

Astra Publishing House, Mar 2, 2010 - Fiction - 672 pages

A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, the Eddon family held the throne, and all was right in Southmarch Castle. Now the family has been shattered. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner and his heir is slain. The royal twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together, but now Barrick has been captured and Briony has been forced to flee the castle. Old magics are stirring beneath the ancient castle and behind the Shadowline, and the machinations of gods, fairies, and mortals threaten to spread devastation across the entire world.

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User Review  - infjsarah - LibraryThing

So on to the next novel and the one I have not read before. It is still a bit of a slog at times and I found I got on better with it in small chunks rather than large ones. But more happens in this ...

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User Review  - Cecrow - LibraryThing

The pace is much improved over the second volume, with nearly all of these chapters carrying weight and momentum. Briony regains most of her agency as she seeks foreign assistance against the ...

About the author

Tad Williams has held more jobs than any sane person should admit to—singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked in theater and television production, taught both grade-school and college classes, and worked in multimedia for a major computer firm. He is cofounder of an interactive television company, and is currently writing comic books and film and television scripts as well. Tad and his family live in London and the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find Tad Williams at tadwilliams.com. 

Bibliographic information

• Title: Shadowrise: Volume Three of Shadowmarch
• Author: Tad Williams
• Publisher: Astra Publishing House, 2010
• ISBN: 1101458038, 9781101458037
• Length: 672 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy; Fiction / Fantasy / Epic; Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal