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High Druid of Shannara: Straken [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Terry Brooks (Author), Charles Keating (Reader)
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In bestseller Brooks's satisfactory conclusion to his High Druid of Shannara trilogy (after 2004's Tanequil), young Pen Ohmsford retrieves the "darkwand," whose magic will allow him to enter the Forbidding and find his aunt Grianne Ohmsford, the Ard Rhys of the lawful Druids and the Straken queen. Meanwhile, though the elven army has been defeated, Pied Sanderling leads a desperate (and well-depicted) commando-style operation to destroy a secret superweapon of the Federation. Pen's parents are simply trying to find their son. While the author may not equal the wit of his earlier Magic Kingdom of Landover series, his characterization has grown substantially more sophisticated over the years, and both his optimism about the triumph of virtue and his avoidance of graphic sex and slaughter make this series an excellent starting place for younger readers wishing to explore high fantasy.
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Brooks concludes the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, which begins with Jarka Ruus (2003) and continues with Tanequil (2004), in an equally rich and riveting high-fantasy style. Young Pen Ohmsford, now armed with the darkwand he obtained from the ancient sentient tree Tanequil, is taken to Parador by Druids who have been pursuing him, is imprisoned, and is deprived of the darkwand, his only means of crossing over into the Forbidding to rescue his aunt Grianne, held captive by a demon. Can Khyber Edessedil, wielder of the Elf Stones, rescue him? The demon that passed through to the Four Lands when Grianne was taken is still working to destroy the barrier between the two worlds. Shadea, the false leader of the Druids, and Federation prime minister Sen Dunsidan continue their machinations aimed at destroying the elf and dwarf populations and expanding their sovereignty. All characters remain true to their already established identities, and Brooks unerringly weaves the many threads of his complex saga into an intricate and colorful tapestry that, taken with the previous books, casts the expected magical spell over the reader. Sally Estes
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3.0 out of 5 stars this book has nothing to do with druids !, Mar 31 2011
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Cindy Mann (Hanmer, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Druid of Shannara: Straken (Mass Market Paperback)
I was thinking ( because of the title ) that it would be a story about the Druids , but it turns out they could have called the druids anything , like shadow people or the robed ones , as nothing about them had to do anything with druidry , the actual story was o.k. , but the subject matter was not what I was interested in reading .
The book was delivered to me swiftly , as per usual with this seller.
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5.0 out of 5 stars As Always, Terry Bats it Out of the Park, Dec 10 2010
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Ryan Mann (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: High Druid of Shannara: Straken (Paperback)
In typical Terry Brooks fashion, he writes another excellent story in the Shannara tradition. If you love the series, you'll love this book. It's as simple as that!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brooks rocks!, Feb 19 2006
This review is from: High Druid of Shannara: Straken (Hardcover)
The whole Shannara series is a must read for any fan of fantasy. Those who've read any of the previous ones (my personal favorite being the original Sword of Shannara) will love this one. It gives more of a background to certain characters that I found interesting.

**A book I would also recommend is The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt. This, the first installment of The Morcyth Saga is a great beginning for a new author. Battles, magic, gods, secret passages and intrigue, all the elements of a classic epic fantasy! Any fantasy reader will enjoy it. Also it didn't take 4-6 weeks to come as I had been worried about. Only about fifteen days. Still a wait but worth it!

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