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.