Shadowheart, Tad Williams
Shadowheart, Tad Williams
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Shadowheart
Shadowmarch: Volume IV

Author: Tad Williams

Narrator: Dick Hill

Unabridged: 29 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/30/2010

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Thousands of years ago the gods fought and fell in the deeps beneath what is now Southmarch Castle, then were banished into eternal sleep. Now at least one of them is stirring again, dreaming of vengeance against humankind. Southmarch haunts the dreams of men as well as gods. Royal twins Barrick and Briony Eddon, the heirs of Southmarch’s ruling family, are hurrying back home as well: Barrick now carries the heritage of the immortal Qar inside him, and Briony has a small army at her back and a fiery determination to recover her father’s throne and revenge herself on the usurpers. The cruel and powerful southern ruler known as the Autarch of Xis wants the power of the gods for his own, a power he can only gain if he conquers Southmarch. And nobody knows what the Qar want, only that the mysterious fairy - folk are prepared to die for it — or to kill every living thing in Southmarch Castle and in all the lands around. It will come to an apocalyptic conclusion on Midsummer Night, when the spirits of the haunted past and the desperate struggles of the present come together in one great final battle. Many will die. Many more will be transformed out of all recognition, and the world will be forever changed.

About Tad Williams

Tad Williams is a New York Times and London Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, with novels translated into more than twenty languages and a global readership. He hosted a syndicated radio show for over a decade, co-created the first completely interactive television program, and is currently involved in film, television, comic books, computer games and other multimedia projects. He and his family live in California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James

At Shadowheart's beginning, Princess Briony is with Prince Eneas of Syan's Temple Dogs as she looks to return to take her rightful seat of power at Southmarch. Elsewhere, Prince Barrick is with Queen Saqri at the castle of Qul-Na-Qar. He is now part Qar after being gifted the Fireflower by the forme......more

Goodreads review by Stjepan

Southmarch Castle is under siege the insane god-king, the Autarch of Xis. The ancient, immortal Qar retreated to the depths below the castle and their leader, Queen Yasammez, because of the abundance of the new enemy, agrees to a fragile truce with the defenders of the castle. Barrick's Prince of th......more

Goodreads review by Bradley

What Tad Williams does good, he does very, very good. I'll give him that. The ending of this huge Fantasy series is sufficiently huge, magical, war-driven, god-killing, and mad enough to fill the hearts of any epic fantasy fan. Williams takes his time to build everything so very slowly until it all c......more

With “Shadowheart” Tad Williams concludes his Shadowmarch saga. In this last volume, Tad Williams lets all the essential characters meet in Southmarch Castle and lead the final battle in the great war. Although I'm not a great fan of battle descriptions, I was really swept away by the chaos of war i......more