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by Terry Brooks (Author) "The King of the Silver River stood at the edge of the Gardens that had been his domain since the dawn of the age of..." (more)
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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 an alternate Hardcover edition.


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In a desperate attempt to reverse the destruction wrought by the Shadowen upon the Four Lands, Walker Boh, the "Dark Uncle," embarks on a perilous journey to recover the black Elfstone and restore the lost druid keep of Paranor. Brooks's talent for creating complex, memorable characters is evident in this addition to the popular "Shannara" series. Recommended.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best, Jul 14 2004
By "supersavior" (San Fransisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Brooks masterpiece, Jun 30 2004
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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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Far better than Scions, moves the story right along, Nov 28 2003
By "heavilyarmedpug" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally detail on the Northland.
This is just as good as Scions.It has just as much character detail,and just as good a plot .It even has detail on the Northland that Brooks has not revealed yet. Read more
Published on Mar 7 2003 by Andrew Plimpton

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but predictable
When taken on it's own, this book is a revised retelling of the Elfstones of Shannara. The same overall motivations and plot events occur and there is roughly the same event... Read more
Published on Jan 19 2003 by mheile1

3.0 out of 5 stars The Impact of Nature
A review by: Jackie

Quickening, the daughter of the ancient King of the Silver River, finds walker Boh dying after an attack by the shadowen Rimmer Dall. Read more

Published on Mar 8 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this one
All the Shannara books are good reads and very entertaining, but this is one of, if not my favorite. Read more
Published on Jan 25 2002 by History Buff

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, can't put it down
Come on people the book is incredible. it leaves just enough to your imagination to captivate you and make it hard to stop reading. Read more
Published on Nov 16 2001 by Jim McLean (G. James McLean)

3.0 out of 5 stars Devout Terry Brooks fan - A little boring
The book begins nicely but then it just bogs down. Three quarters of the book is spent in this city... way too boring. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2001 by Roberto Gonzalez

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat boring
I loved the first Shannara series and the same with the first three Magic Kingdom novels, but I cannot continue reading this series. Read more
Published on Aug 15 2001 by Mike

3.0 out of 5 stars Less than memorable
I hadn't read a Terry Brooks book in a while, but I have been somewhat disappointed in the Heritage quartet thus far. Read more
Published on Aug 3 2001 by thatjmcguy

5.0 out of 5 stars DrUiD oF ShAnNaRa
In this book Walker Boh goes out on his task given by the Druid Allanon. He has to regain the Black Elfstone and Recover Paranor. Read more
Published on Jul 31 2001 by Klown

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most
When I read the book I almost needed tissues as one of the reviewers said. The story was great and the characters were even better. Read more
Published on Jul 1 2001 by Jelena

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