Shadowplay

Shadowmarch: Volume II

By: Tad Williams

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 30 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, and the Eddon family held the throne. Now the family has been shattered. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner in a faraway land, and Olin’s heir Kendrick is dead – slain by treachery and dark, bloody magic.

With their father and brother taken from them, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together, but now Barrick has been captured in a failed war against the immortal Twilight People and Briony has been forced to flee.

Behind the Shadowline, Prince Barrick is lost and spellbound in the land of the fairies. While Princess Briony, in her flight from the castle, finds both allies and deadly enemies in the unexpected places far from the land of her birth.

During their desperate journeys the twins discover that even a land’s rulers may know little of its true history, and that both families and nations can hide dark secrets.

©2007 Tad Williams (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Amazing Story

This narrator deserves an Award! He's phenomenal!!! And, the Author- I can't praise him enough. His creative world building is GENIUS, just plain genius!

Good story

What did you like best about Shadowplay? What did you like least?

The character development was fantastic and the story was captivating. Although, some of the characters were whiny at times which started to get old.

Would you be willing to try another book from Tad Williams? Why or why not?

Yes, I thought his story telling was great.

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His many different accents an the suspense and excitement he brings to certain situations was fantastic.

Was Shadowplay worth the listening time?

yes

Good story but hard to understand

I'm a Tad Williams fan and this story does not disappoint. However, I have problems with the narration. Dick Hill is great with all of the different voices. Unfortunately, the grunts, coughs, laughs, whispers, and exaggerated accents sometimes make it very difficult to understand what he is saying. I've noticed this with some other narrators. I wish they would understand that while the acting can enhance the audiobook experience, it should not detract from the reading of the story. In this case, I will have to forgo the audiobook versions of the rest of this series and read them myself.

Well written & well read

Tad Williams's writing is rich and deep, filled with detail, interesting characters and imaginative places. I often find myself astounded at the level of depth he puts into his world - the back stories, lore, mythology, politics, etc.

Dick Hill is an impressive narrator and the more I listen to him, the more I appreciate his talent.

Good story and a great narration

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I quite enjoyed the entire Shadowmarch series. It was a very entertaining story that kept me quite intrigued. The narration by Dick Hill was exceptional.

What did you like best about this story?

There was enough character details to keep me interested but no so much that it became tedious. The story kept me guessing through three books.

good book

immediately starting the next in the series and I love that I can listen and use my has for other things. The reader was very good as we.

Another great piece of the Shadowmarch series

There are so many different intertwining stories but somehow it still makes sense. I love that the characters have their fears but still continue on.

Another amazing series by Tad

Ignore the bad reviews, attention span of the population is less than that of a goldfish, people need a sword fight on every single page to pay attention, which lowers the quality of a book. This book is perfect written by someone from a generation where people had a greater attention span and more appreciation. Awesome book again!

9.5/10 ign

Damm good book, if you have a scrap of patience and good taste don't worry about them naysayers.

Voices

The readers were great when the characters were male but the renditions of Briony and other female characters should have been done by women in my opinion.