The Scions of Shannara (edition 1993)

by Terry Brooks

Series: The Heritage of Shannara (1), Shannara - Publication order (4), Shannara Universe: Chronological (13 (Heritage of Shannara 1))

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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Since the death of the Druid Allanon, the Four Lands have changed profoundly, with magic strictly forbidden in the Southland, now under totalitarian rule. Yet Par still has some power of the Wishsong. When he accidently brings a mythic horror to life, a man calling himself Cogline drives it away. Cogline brings a message from Allanon: venture to the dread Hadeshorn, along with the other Scions of Shannara. For in the future, all life in the Four Lands will be destroyed. To prevent this terrible fate, Allanon commands Par to recover the long-lost Sword of Shannara, a task that is next to impossible. Thus continues the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth. . . . *BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic.*.… (more)

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Title:	The Scions of Shannara
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This was good, standard fantasy. Nothing too crazy or innovative, but still fun. The characters were not that memorable, but not completely flat, they had some "meat on their bones". I've got the other 2 books, but they're kind of long, so not sure if we'll end up getting to them or not. Just seems like since I'm over 50 now I need to make sure I'm spending my time reading "great" books instead of "good" ones. I'm much more excited about trying new authors to see if they're going to blow my mind than something I know is just going to be a decent read.

I read The Sword of Shannara in my late teens and liked it. I'm sure people who have read more of the Shannara books would probably enjoy this series even more than I did. (

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ragwaine | Sep 13, 2021 |

Found this book hard to put down after I got into it. Lots of action, lots of characters, lots of travelling. I will miss several of the characters that were thrown away but I thought it was well explained and great leads for the next few books in this series. (

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Silversi | Oct 6, 2011 |

Great addition to a great series. (

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willowcove | Sep 1, 2010 |

Not a bad story line but I think Brook’s is a bit wordy almost to the point of stretching out the series. (

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Oogod | Oct 27, 2009 |

Terry Brooks creates a really cool, new world in his books. It may be a bit ard to follow if you haven't read any other Shannara books, but you'll cathc on pretty quickly. This book is about threee people, all related to this hero who lived three hundred years ago, and they get sent on this quest to find the Sword of Shannara. It's like a Lord of the Rings sort of thing, but with a different plot. I reccomend to people who like that kind of Eragon, Lord of the Rings stuff. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Terry Brooks	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Erhardt, Darrin	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gahrton, Birgitta	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Herranen, Paula	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Parkinson, Keith	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Heritage of Shannara (1)

Shannara - Publication order (4)

Shannara Universe: Chronological (13 (Heritage of Shannara 1))

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The Heritage of Shannara: The Complete Series by Terry Brooks

The Heritage of Shannara: Book I and II (The Scions of Shannara, The Druid of Shannara) by Terry Brooks

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Die Kinder von Shannara by Terry Brooks

Das Mädchen von Shannara. by Terry Brooks

Der Zauber von Shannara by Terry Brooks

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 1990)

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Shannara IV Die Kinder - Das Mädchen - Der Zauber

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For Judine - Who makes all the magic possible

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The old man sat alone in the shadow of the Dragon's Teeth and watched the coming darkness chase the daylight west.

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Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Since the death of the Druid Allanon, the Four Lands have changed profoundly, with magic strictly forbidden in the Southland, now under totalitarian rule. Yet Par still has some power of the Wishsong. When he accidently brings a mythic horror to life, a man calling himself Cogline drives it away. Cogline brings a message from Allanon: venture to the dread Hadeshorn, along with the other Scions of Shannara. For in the future, all life in the Four Lands will be destroyed. To prevent this terrible fate, Allanon commands Par to recover the long-lost Sword of Shannara, a task that is next to impossible.
Thus continues the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth. . . .
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Terry Brooks's The Measure of the Magic..

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