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Title: A great story full of mystery and intriguing characters
Review: "Shadowmarch" is one of the best post-Tolkien fantasy books I've read. Tad Williams has created some great characters in this series. The twin royal children Briony and Barick are all-to-human characters thrust into power due to unfortunate circumstances, and forced to deal with an invading fairy army and various other nefarious plots around them, and Chert the "funderling" and Ferras Vansen are the true heroes that every good fantasy needs. There are many more mysteries to still be answered by the end of this book that will keep the reader in suspense. The depth of the characters in this book match authors such as George R.R. Martin, but there is less gritty naturalism and more fantasy heroism in this book, which makes it more to my liking than Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire." This book is a must-read for any fan of fantasy.
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