Synopses & Reviews
In the three hundred years since the death of the Druid Allanon, the evil Shadowen have seized control of the Four Lands. If they are to be saved, the black Elfstone must be retrieved, at whatever cost to life or love....
Synopsis
The second volume of The Heritage of Shannara, which continues one of the most popular fantasy series of all time Ancient evil forces remain in control of the Four Lands. To restore the Kepp of the Druid Allanon, Walker Boh sets out on a journey to find the black Elfstone. After narrowly escaping death, he learns that the Elfstone lies in the hands of the Stone King. Now Walker Boh must venture into perilous, unknown lands with a strange band of fellow travelers that includes Morgan Leah, whose once-magic sword has been broken; Quickening, the daughter of the ancient King; and Pe Ell, an assassin who hatches his own dark, sinister plot.
Thus continues the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth...
About the Author
A writer since high school,
Terry Brooks published his first novel,
The Sword of Shannara, in 1977. It was a
New York Times bestseller for more than five months. He has published seventeen consecutive bestsellers since, including
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Ilse Witch and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas:
Star Wars®: Episode I
The Phantom Menace™. His novels
Running with the Demon and
A Knight of the Word were each selected by the
Rocky Mountain News as one of the best science fiction/ fantasy novels of the twentieth century.
The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.
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