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Shadowplay

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by Tad Williams
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A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, and the Eddon family held the throne. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner in a faraway land, and Olin's heir Kendrick is dead—slain by treachery and dark, bloody magic.
With their father and brother taken from them, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together, but now Barrick has been captured in a failed war against the immortal Twilight People and Briony has been forced to flee.
Behind the Shadowline, Prince Barrick is lost and spellbound in the land of the fairies, while Princess Briony finds both allies and deadly enemies in unexpected places far from the land of her birth.
During their desperate journeys the twins discover that even a land's rulers may know little of it's true history, and that both families and nations can hide dark and terrible secrets.
But even if Barrick and Briony survive learning the astonishing truths at the heart of their own family and of Southmarch itself, they must still find a way to do the impossible: they must reclaim their kingdom and rescue their home and people from the multitude of powerful enemies—from traitors, tyrants, a god-king, and even the angry gods themselves.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Shadowmarch

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 6, 2007

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781101218648

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781101218648
      • File size: 857 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 29, 2007
      While juggling a complex epic fantasy plot may be child's play for veteran word-wizard Williams (Otherland
      ), the bewildered star players of the fine second volume in his Shadowmarch trilogy must deal with a very adult world being transformed by war, magic, secrets and a weird, powerful scrying-mirror. Back in Southmarch, Hendon Tolly has usurped the throne, while King Olin's held in captivity in Hierosol. Olin's young twins, Princess Briony and Prince Barrick Eddon, struggle to survive in exile on separate but equally perilous paths. Barrick's trapped behind the Shadowline with Capt. Ferras Vansen; Gyir the Storm Lantern, a formidable, faceless fairy; and Skurn, a quirky talking raven. Briony's helped by a forest demigoddess and winds up with a band of endangered traveling thespians. Though the pace lags at times, bestseller Williams once again delivers a sweeping spellbinder full of mystical wonder. Author tour.

    • Booklist

      March 15, 2007
      The Marches, the Shadowlands, and everywhere else are menaced by ever bloodier conflicts that at least prevent old gods from returning. Humans, elves, and fairies (none cute, though often intelligent allies) are all in it together, and much-tried King Olin, going from one captivity to another, maintains the saga's focus. Meanwhile, his son Prince Bettrick learns that being relieved of one hand doesn't relieve him of duties, and daughter Princess Briony steadily becomes the standout in an exceedingly large cast. Requiring slogging some to find the good spots, " Shadowplay" still rouses curiosity about what will happen next, especially for readers of " Shadowmarch" (2004).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)

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  • English

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