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Shadowheart

Shadowheart

by Tad Williams

GodsFictionTwinsFate and fatalismFiction, fantasy, general
4.5
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

Something is awakening underneath Southmarch Castle, something powerful and terrible that the world has not seen for thousands of years. Can its young defenders Barrick and Briony, along with a tiny handful of allies, ordinary and extraordinary, find a way to save their world and prevent the rise of a terrible new age--an age of unending darkness?

Themes & subjects

GodsFictionTwinsFate and fatalismFiction, fantasy, generalMagic

About the author

Tad Williams
Tad Williams

14 March 1957

Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957 in San Jose, California) is an American fantasy author based in California. His works, which span epic fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, comics, and scripts, have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide and significantly influenced a generation of writers. Williams is known for his genre-defining and genre-blending contributions to literature, including his breakthrough novel [*Tailchaser's Song*][1], the *Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn* series, the *Otherland* series, and [*The War of the Flowers*][2]. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2250827W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2250810W

Author

Tad Williams

Pages

768

Read time

≈ 19h

Editions

11

Language

English

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

ISBN

9781841499246

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