Was okay in 1984, but hey, that was some time ago. I don't really remember that much. ( )

This was a wonderfuly thrilling book. It is about a tree that is dieing, but its not just a tree, its the Ellcrys. It is the key to existance for the Elves because it keeps traps the demons that threaton the land everywhere in the Forbidding. So Wil Ohmsford must take the Elven girl Amberle and a seed of the Elcrys to Bloodfire so that there may be a rebirth of the Elcrys.
I liked this book because it was crammed full of adventure, and there were many cliffhangers. Everytime you put it down, it keeps nagging at your brain until you read it again. Over all it is a great book! ( )

My favourite of the first Shannara books (ending with The Wishsong). This book took me in so deep, that I almost ran out of breath returning to the surface of normal life. ( )

As Brooks says in the author's note to this book, he learned a lot about writing while creating it. And you can certainly tell; it's a great work of fantasy and my favorite of all his books. ( )

Magic elf tree is dying.

So guess who gets to go on a quest? Yep, your young elf boy. After all, apparently most people don't want to have the demon realm invade their own and do very very bad things. Most people also don't have druids manipulating them, magic powers that don't work very well, magic swords, annoying elf girls, or any of the rest of that sort of thing.

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