- Paperback
- Publisher: Ballantine Books (Mm) (March 1997)
- ISBN-10: 0345911318
- ISBN-13: 978-0345911315
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,297,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
The second installment of Brooks's new series, after The Scions of Shannara , follows Walker Boh as he reluctantly seeks the Black Elfstone, needed to bring back vanished Paranor, a quest laid on him by the shade of the Druid Allanon as part of the effort to save the Four Lands from the wraith-like Shadowen. Walker is rescued from a Shadowen attack by the beautiful and tragic Quickening, daughter of the legendary King of the Silver River. Walker and Quickening, with Morgan Leah and Pe Ell, travel to the land of the Stone King, who has stolen the Elfstone and is determined to turn the world into his own element. As the small band struggles though hostile terrain, Pe Ell's secret mission to assassinate Quickening complicates the battle with the Stone King's minions and his awesome powers. While this volume briefly touches on the fortunes of other questers, it appears that they will form the basis of future installments. Broadening the landscape of his magic world, Brooks has produced a deep and thoughtful fantasy.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From School Library Journal
YA-- This book in the second trilogy about Shannara, which began with The Scions of Shannara (Ballantine, 1990), is set over 300 years after the end of the first trilogy and the death of the Druid Allanon. The evil Shadowen still retain their hold and continue to drain the Four Lands of the magic that had been their lifeblood. The King of the Silver River, a fabulous being as old as mankind, creates a daughter named Quickening and sends her to assist. She joins Morgan Leah and Pe Ell, an assassin who plans to eventually kill her, on a journey to the far north to recover the lost magic, a process that involves the need to capture the Black Elfstone. Brooks weaves an intricate tale with a richly detailed fantasy world peopled with multidimensional characters. As with the previous four books about Shannara, fans will not be disappointed with this wonderful fairy tale. This should be an automatic pur chase for collections serving fantasy readers.
- Barbara A. Lynn, Econo-Clad Books, Topeka, KS
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- Barbara A. Lynn, Econo-Clad Books, Topeka, KS
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best,
By "supersavior" (San Fransisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Druid of Shannara (Mass Market Paperback)
this book is one of the best shannara books. it is probably second only to talismans of shannara. Druid of Shannara is an excellent adventure/fantasy novel with plenty of suspense near the ending. The book is finished in a very unpredictable fashion and it adds to the excitement of reading the book. You don't expect the ending to be the way it is. If you skip reading this book, you are really missing out.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Brooks masterpiece,
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This review is from: The Druid of Shannara (Mass Market Paperback)
Druid ranks among my favorite books in the series. I loved some of the subtle environmental themes expressed through Quickening. Getting a look into Walker's unhappy past added great depth to his character, and often I identified with some of his resentment and unhappiness. Morgan Leah also develops wonderfully in this book and is fast becoming one of my favorite shannara characters. Kudos for creating a fascinating villain in Pe Ell, the asassin. Curiously, i noted some similarities between him and Artemis Entreri, the trademark villain created by RA salvatore (a Brooks protege). hopefully Tanequil will continue where Druid left off in the exploration of the relatively unknown Northland.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Far better than Scions, moves the story right along,
By "heavilyarmedpug" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Druid of Shannara (Mass Market Paperback)
I finished reading Druid about 3 days ago, and it was just plain awesome. Scions, which I read probably a week ago, was far less engaging and uninteresting for much of the book. I liked Druid because it has much more action, drama, and is just overall more complete feeling. Walker Boh starts to finally be interesting, Morgan Leah matures, and Pe Ell and Quickening make excellent additional characters to the world of Shannara. Difficulties, conflicts, triumph, love, victory and loss, all of these can be found in Druid of Shannara and make for an excellent book. I had to give it a 4 out of 5 however because I found Elfstones to be far better, so to give Druid a 5 would be an injustice to Elfstones. So, though this book is awesome, you need to read Scions first for it to make much sense. If you didn't like Scions much, try Druid anyway, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
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