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xiv, 796 p maps First published: 2004 Summary: At the uppermost edge of the northern kingdoms, towers shrouded in mist, lies Southmarch Castle. Southmarch is under siege; from its neighbours without, and from insidious enemies who would destroy it from within. Even further to the north, within the ancient walls of Qul-na-Qar, the Twilight People gather to hear Ynnir, the blind king, pronounce the dark fate of humankind. In the south, the Autarch, the god-king who has already conquered a continent, now looks to extend his domain once more. It is upon Southmarch that the armies advance, and to its people that darkness will speed Shadowmarch v. 1