He lives in a huge palace with his many brides, servants and soldiers. The current Autarch, Sulepis, is young but cruel and heartless. It is a land of oriental appearance, consisting of deserts and oasis. South of Eion, divided from it by the sea, lies the continent Xand, ruled by the Autarch of Xis, a god king to his people. The humans fear the Twilight Lands and everything that comes from there, although the Quar hardly ever make an appearance. Since then Southmarch is also called Shadowmarch. In the end the Quar hid themselves and their remaining lands in the fog 200 years before the story begins. For a long time the Quar lived in all of Eion, but after being made responsible for a terrible plague they were driven away by the humans in a bloody war. All of the twilight lands are hidden under a veil of fog and trapped in eternal twilight and darkness. North of Southmarch, behind the 'shadow line' lie the Twilight Lands, home of the fairies, the Quar.They are a very diverse people in appearance and attitude but all ruled by the same king and queen who live in a castle hidden in these strange lands. In simple huts at the water live the amphibian Skimmers and high on the towers of the castle live tiny but proud Rooftoppers, hidden from human eyes. Deep down under the ground they hide secrets no human has ever heard about. In caves in the rock under the human castle live the Funderlings, small people and master craftsmen. But they are not the only ones who live on the rock of Southmarch castle, half hidden from the humans there are different worlds. Southmarch is ruled by the Eddons, a fair and respected family. The ancient castle is separated from the land by a narrow bridge, the only other way there leads through the water. Southmarch castle (and the surrounding city) are situated at a bay at the rough north eastern sea. In the far north of Eion lies the kingdom Southmarch. The story is set mainly on the fictional continent Eion, which is parted into various smaller kingdoms with the land Syan as their cultural and theological center. This project was given up and all chapters that had been published already were rewritten and extended to the current books. The first chapters were published on the site for free and subscriptions were needed to read more of it. Originally Shadowmarch was started as an online project. As usual with the books of Tad Williams the whole thing just had to be split up for practical reasons as each book has about 600 pages. Although it comes in 4 volumes it really is only one story, the books can not be read individually or in a different order. Shadowmarch is fantasy novel published in 4 books written by the US American author Tad Williams.
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