terry brooks the sword of shannara trilogy

Thus begins Terry Brooks’s thrilling Shannara epic, an unforgettable tale of adventure, magic, and myth.īONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic. But a prophecy foretells doom, as Evil nurses its plans to trap the unsuspecting Brin into a fate far more horrible than death. Reluctantly Brin joins the Druid on his dangerous journey. To win through the vile growth that protects this dark force, the Druid Allanon needs Brin Ohmsford-for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.Īn ancient Evil is stirring to new life, sending its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys’ seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

I would consider the Shannara series to be more. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. Elfstones is a much better book, one of the first fantasy books I read, and I enjoyed it waymore than Sword. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. But the half-human, half-elfin, Shea now lives in peace - until the. For the first time in one elegant collector’s edition hardcover, and featuring an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks, here are the first three novels of that classic series: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, and The Wishsong of Shannara-the beginning of a phenomenal epic of good and evil. THE SWORD OF SHANNARA: Long ago, the world of Shea Ohmsford was torn apart by war.

Terry brooks the sword of shannara trilogy