An epic tale of magic and mystery, duty and betrayal, Tad Williams' SHADOWMARCH trilogy is destined to become a classic of modern fantasy. At the uppermost edge of the northern kingdoms, towers shrouded in mist, lies Southmarch Castle. For hundreds of years it has remained hidden from the affairs of empire. Now its isolation can protect it no more. Southmarch is under siege; from both its neighbours, without, and the more insidious enemies who would destroy it from within. Even further to the north, within the ancient walls of Qul-na-Qar, in a land of silence and gloom, the Twilight People gather to hear Ynnir, the blind king, pronounce the dark fate of human kind. In the south, the Autarch, the god-king who has already conquered an entire 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.

泰德•威廉姆斯（Tad Williams）

世界著名科奇幻作家，1957年3月生于美国加利福尼亚州。

他的作品在全球范围内畅销百万册。主要代表作品为史诗奇幻、史诗科幻、都会奇幻小说，以及漫画和剧本等。泰德·威廉姆斯的作品影响了一代作家的创作。比如著名奇幻小说作家乔治•R.R.马丁就对泰德赞不绝口，表示正是读了他的 书，才悟出奇幻文学的创作可以有如此多的可能性，他的代表作《冰与火之歌》在故事构架和叙述手法上延承其甚多。

泰德·威廉姆斯的代表作主要有：雾影四部曲之《雾影边境》（Shadowmarch）、《雾影游戏》（Shadowplay）、《雾影升腾》（Shadowrise）、《雾影之心》（Shadowheart），《回忆、悲伤与荆棘》（Memory, Sorrow and Thorn），《异国》（Otherland）等。其中雾影四部曲荣获德国幻想文学奖，入围鹅毛笔大奖、英国幻想文学奖，并被《轨迹》杂志评为年度最佳奇幻小说。