Book Synopsis
In order to defeat the Shadowen, Wren Ohmsford must discover where the Elves have disappeared to and return them to the Four Lands.
Book Review Summary
The story of the Elves, the history of their magic and the development of Wren make this an interesting book that forms a cornerstone in the overall Heritage of Shannara story. It has its faults, making this one of the more difficult books to get into in comparison to Terry Brooks’ other Shannara books. However, if you’ve come this far in reading the Heritage of Shannara series you’ll certainly want to read this to discover what the Elves have to tell us about the predicament of the Four Lands, and to join the dots between the days of Brin and Jair Ohmsford and today’s threat to the races. What Wren discovers is a shocking secret that she must tell Par and Walker Boh if together they are are going to be able to defeat the Shadowen’s attempt to destroy the Four Lands.
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Thursday 26 September 2013
Wednesday 11 September 2013
The Druid of Shannara
Book Synopsis
In order to defeat the Shadowen that threatens the Four Lands, Walker Boh must confront his fears about his magic and recover the lost Black Elfstone.
Book Review Summary
Brooks has developed a good storyline and some very interesting characters for this book. It does feel a little odd that the protagonist for this story, is usurped by Quickening. Without her acting as a catalyst, gathering the party together and revealing the information about Uhl Belk and Eldwist, it would be difficult to see how this book would have progressed. Thankfully the overall story does work and makes this an interesting addition to the Shannara series. It would have benefitted from understanding more about Uhl Belk, especially given his status as the only other creature of faerie times alongside the King of the Silver River. This book would also have been better if the story of Wren Ohmsford was better interspersed throughout, as the repetitive thought-telling of Walker, Morgan and Pe Ell, coupled with the endless wandering around Eldwist does make this book drag. Otherwise this book could easily have been 100 pages less. Nevertheless, it’s an enjoyable book and if you’re been a fan of the Shannara series so far will want to read this.
Please click this link for a full book review of The Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks and this link for more book reviews.
In order to defeat the Shadowen that threatens the Four Lands, Walker Boh must confront his fears about his magic and recover the lost Black Elfstone.
Book Review Summary
Brooks has developed a good storyline and some very interesting characters for this book. It does feel a little odd that the protagonist for this story, is usurped by Quickening. Without her acting as a catalyst, gathering the party together and revealing the information about Uhl Belk and Eldwist, it would be difficult to see how this book would have progressed. Thankfully the overall story does work and makes this an interesting addition to the Shannara series. It would have benefitted from understanding more about Uhl Belk, especially given his status as the only other creature of faerie times alongside the King of the Silver River. This book would also have been better if the story of Wren Ohmsford was better interspersed throughout, as the repetitive thought-telling of Walker, Morgan and Pe Ell, coupled with the endless wandering around Eldwist does make this book drag. Otherwise this book could easily have been 100 pages less. Nevertheless, it’s an enjoyable book and if you’re been a fan of the Shannara series so far will want to read this.
Please click this link for a full book review of The Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks and this link for more book reviews.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Book Synopsis
Three hundred years have passed in the Four Lands and the heirs of the Ohmsford are called to talk to the shade of the dead Druid Allanon, who reveals that they need to take up his charge if they are to save the land from an evil called the Shadowen.
Book Review Summary
If you’ve enjoyed reading the previous Shannara books then you’ll almost certainly want to read this one, as it sets up the beginning of a new series of books very well. With the multiple characters to follow the story does feel richer and there is less time spent focusing on lesser related parts of the stories, which the Wishsong of Shannara did do. By tapping into the powers that have already been used (the Sword and Elfstones of Shannara, the wishsong) and the introduction of new ones (the Black Elfstone) we get a good blend of parts of the story we’re familiar with and new things to discover. The characters are also interesting in their own right, possibly because they have less airtime in the book and we have to focus on their attitudes and conflicts a lot more. Also, the loss of Allanon as a main character still feels like a hole throughout this book, although with Cogline filling part of the gap and the growing of the new leading characters, it does set the story up to be a very interesting one.
Please click this link for a full book review of The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks and this link for more book reviews.
Three hundred years have passed in the Four Lands and the heirs of the Ohmsford are called to talk to the shade of the dead Druid Allanon, who reveals that they need to take up his charge if they are to save the land from an evil called the Shadowen.
Book Review Summary
If you’ve enjoyed reading the previous Shannara books then you’ll almost certainly want to read this one, as it sets up the beginning of a new series of books very well. With the multiple characters to follow the story does feel richer and there is less time spent focusing on lesser related parts of the stories, which the Wishsong of Shannara did do. By tapping into the powers that have already been used (the Sword and Elfstones of Shannara, the wishsong) and the introduction of new ones (the Black Elfstone) we get a good blend of parts of the story we’re familiar with and new things to discover. The characters are also interesting in their own right, possibly because they have less airtime in the book and we have to focus on their attitudes and conflicts a lot more. Also, the loss of Allanon as a main character still feels like a hole throughout this book, although with Cogline filling part of the gap and the growing of the new leading characters, it does set the story up to be a very interesting one.
Please click this link for a full book review of The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks and this link for more book reviews.
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