Book Synopsis
The quest that took the crew of the Jerle Shannara to Castledown is coming to an end and it seems that few will survive, especially now that the powerful warlock Morgawr has come to destroy them.
Book Review Summary
An interesting (and somewhat different) storyline for the Shannara series comes to a conclusion. It’s been a trying time for the party led by the Druid Walker who took them across the Blue Divide to Castledown and few of the those who made it will survive. The arrival of the formidable Morgawr means their survival looks bleak and it spells the end for Grianne Ohmsford if she can not break out the mental abyss that the Sword of Shannara has sent her into. One again Brooks connects the story well and brings each character to a worthy conclusion given their storylines. While the conclusion is enjoyable to read the overall series feels like it’s a little drawn out and could have been covered faster, especially given the futile time the party have in their expedition to Parkasia. The overall story does bring together a number of strands in the overall series together, with an ending that sets up a new course for the Shannara story to follow.
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Saturday 14 December 2013
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Antrax (The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara) – Book Review
Book Synopsis
With the Druid Walker disappeared and the crew of the Jerle Shannara killed at Castledown or imprisoned by the Isle Witch, the survivors must uncover how to escape their enemies and survive the lethal creation known as Antrax.
Book Review Summary
There’s nothing in this book that is ground-breaking that we haven’t seen in the Shannara series or hasn’t already been alluded to in it’s predecessor in the series, the Isle Witch. What there is though is still captivating, as we learn far more about Castledown and what brought specific people along on the quest. Some parts of the story do take a while to get back to covering, such as Walker’s, and some parts of the story don’t progress that far, like Bek’s. However, Terry Brooks is well capable of weaving a tale together and this book certainly feels like it has its part to play in the Voyage of Jerle Shannara trilogy. Readers of the Isle Witch, or who have follower Walker Boh in the Scions of Shannara series, will certainly want to see where his adventure leads him to this time around as he battles Antrax allied by talismans of past victories, including the Sword of Shannara and the Elfstones.
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With the Druid Walker disappeared and the crew of the Jerle Shannara killed at Castledown or imprisoned by the Isle Witch, the survivors must uncover how to escape their enemies and survive the lethal creation known as Antrax.
Book Review Summary
There’s nothing in this book that is ground-breaking that we haven’t seen in the Shannara series or hasn’t already been alluded to in it’s predecessor in the series, the Isle Witch. What there is though is still captivating, as we learn far more about Castledown and what brought specific people along on the quest. Some parts of the story do take a while to get back to covering, such as Walker’s, and some parts of the story don’t progress that far, like Bek’s. However, Terry Brooks is well capable of weaving a tale together and this book certainly feels like it has its part to play in the Voyage of Jerle Shannara trilogy. Readers of the Isle Witch, or who have follower Walker Boh in the Scions of Shannara series, will certainly want to see where his adventure leads him to this time around as he battles Antrax allied by talismans of past victories, including the Sword of Shannara and the Elfstones.
Please click this link for a full book review of Antrax (The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara) and click here for more book reviews.
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