BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks’s The Measure of the Magic.Living in peaceful Shady Vale, Shea Ohmsford knew little of the troubles that plagued the rest of the world. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon revaled that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord was plotting to destory the world. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness was the Sword of Shannara, which could … Shannara, which could only be used by a true heir of Shannara–Shea being the last of the bloodline, upon whom all hope rested. Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of Evil, flew into the Vale, seeking to destroy Shea. To save the Vale, Shea fled, drawing the Skull Bearer after him….
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I enjoyed the way the characters interact. It makes for a good story.
read this years ago, and enjoyed it and the other Shannara’s
I’ve read all the books.
The Shannara Series is one the finest Fantasy novel out there. Although maligned by Tolkien fans. It’s fun reading, with excellent writing and cohesive story line.
I feel like this is basically Tolken but cheaper. And I LOVE Terry Brooks, I’ve ready many of his other works, just not impressed with this one.
Could not finish
My very first epic fantasy.. And still loving it even now! One of my all-time favourites EVER!!!
Liked the series
Anyone who loves fantasy will love this series. I highly recommend this book, but also the entire series.
Love it. Always takes me back…
I like this author’s writing. It is entertaining to me I would recommend highly.
Epic high fantasy style book. If you like the Lord of the Rings, you should like this.
A great fantasy series by Terry Brooks. Now a movie. If you love stories with unusual creatures, princesses, goblins, etc. this will fill the bill.
be ready to buy the rest of the books cause you will not be ready to stop reading !!
One of the classic stories that Fantasy is based on. I give it full credit for its place in literature, but it didn’t grab me the way that LotR, or WoT did. If you are a fan of Fantasy, it is a MUST read, though.