Shadowheart
core novel 2010 Shadowmarch
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (6,313 ratings, collected 2026-08-19) |
| Page count | 766 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756406400 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Shadowheart is the fourth and final novel in the Shadowmarch quartet, following Shadowrise. Barrick Eddon, partly transformed by his time among the Qar, must decide where his true loyalties now lie, while his twin sister Briony faces an impossible choice of her own: their father, King Olin, is held prisoner by a tyrannical god-king who intends to use his blood to seize ultimate power, and their murderous cousin Hendon Tolly controls their family's castle in their absence. As mortals, fairies, and gods alike are drawn into the widening conflict, the fate of the known world comes to rest on choices neither sibling is fully prepared to make.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shadowmarch
- Series: Shadowmarch core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tad Williams
Notes
- From the series record (Shadowmarch): A complete 4-book epic fantasy tetralogy, Tad Williams's 2nd universe in this canon, confirmed genuinely separate from Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn / Osten Ard (different world, characters, and continuity).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Shadowmarch: position 4 of 4: previous Shadowrise (2010)
Sources
- Tad Williams, official website
- Wikipedia (English)
- https://www.tadwilliams.com/2011/08/shadowheart-by-tad-williams/
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