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Loading... The Elf Queen of Shannaraby Terry BrooksSeries: The Heritage of Shannara (3), Shannara Universe: Chronological (13)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Not a bad story line but I think Brookâs is a bit wordy almost to the point of stretching out the series. ( )These books are really long and a dragged out. If you have a lot of patience, there's an pretty good plot but this is not for rapid readers. This is the the third of four books in the series and I'm actualy feeling a bit trapped by it. Not sure I'm going to read the last one. Terry Brooks is a great fantasy writer, but he takes his time to build up a head of steam in a story. Explaining all the characters, their relationships and the history takes him about 100 pages each time. Once you're past that, his books are a gripping yarn. I liked Terry Brooks mainly because of the mystical and magical feeling of his world. I probably would not like him if I stumbled upon his books today. Great book! The Elf Queen of Shannara chiefly covers Wren Ohmsford's quest to bring back the elfs to the Westland. It's a wonderful book, filled with plot twists, tragedy, and betrayal. Oh, and Morrowindl is a pretty interesting place. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345362993, Hardcover)"Find the Elves and return them to the world of Men!" the shade of the Druid Allanon had ordered Wren.It was clearly an impossible task. The Elves had been gone from the Westland for more than a hundred years. There was not even a trace of their former city of Arborlon left to mark their passing. No one in the Esterland knew of them -- except, finally, the Addershag. The blind old woman had given instructions to find a place on the coast of the Blue Divide, build a fire, and keep it burning for three days. "One will come for you." Tiger Ty, the Wing Rider, had come on his giant Roc to carry Wren and her friend Garth to the only clear landing site on the island of Morrowindl, where, he said, the Elves might still exist, somewhere in the demon-haunted jungle. Now she stood within that jungle, remembering the warning of the Addershag: "Beward, Elf-girl. I see danger ahead for you . . . and evil beyond imagining." It had proved all too true. Wren stood with her single weapon of magic, listening as demons evil beyond all imagining gathered for attack. How long could she resist? And if, by some miracle, she reached the Elves and could convince them to return, how could they possibly retrace her perilous path to reach the one safe place on the coast? From the Paperback edition. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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