The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara (Legends of Shannara Duology)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (749 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441805087 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 585 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Must read for series fans, read prequels first. Joel Dalton This, like the first book in this set, is required reading for Shannara fans. That's assuming that you've already read the first (6) prequels. You can find my review for that book for more in-depth look at how I feel it ties the series together, but in summary, I think you see foreshadowing of the druids as well as learning origin stories of the peoples of the four lands. You also see man hasn't changed much even after nearly wiping the species out.The only thing that disappointed me is that a certain character never shows up. I won't give any spoilers, but if you've read "Gypsy Morph", at the very end, th. Such a disappointment given how good Book 1 was Ryan I have always been a big fan of Terry Brooks. The Shannara novels were amongst the first fantasy books that I read, and I have always turned up to the book store every August to purchase the latest offering from Brooks. There has been plenty of reason for optimism over the past 5 years - the new Landover novel and the Genesis of Shannara novels have been some of Brooks' best work, and my expectations for concluding novel in The Legends of Shannara series were very high. Unfortunately The Measure of Magic was a massive let down, a boring and uninspired conclusion to a series that failed to cash in on the su. penneyn said Another Terry Brooks Must Read!. Like all of the other books of the Shannara series by Terry Brooks, this one is well worth the read. It is the sequel to the ‘The Bearers of the Black Staff, and follows the events in that book. It tells of how Panterra Qu, one of the protagonists of the previous book, takes up the black staff that had previously belonged to Sider Ament. It is his intent to follow in the Knight of the Word’s footsteps, though he is still very young, and his relationships with the people he knows and love must change in some manner with his acceptance of this task. In particular, his involvement with Prue Liss,
He has published twenty-five New York Times bestsellers since. Two of those--the novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word--were chosen by the Rocky Mountain News (Denver) as among the best fantasy novels of the twentieth century. Terry Brooks published his first novel, The Sword of Shannara, in 1977. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Judine. It was a New York Times bestseller for more than six months. . A practicing lawyer until his third book was publ
Now the newly anointed Knight of the Word must take up the battle against evil wherever it threatens: from without, where an army of bloodthirsty Trolls is massing for invasion; and from within, where the Elf king of Arborlon has been murdered, his daughter, Princess Phryne Amarantyne, stands accused, and a heinous conspiracy is poised to subjugate the kingdom.But even these will pale beside the most harrowing menace Panterra is destined to confront—a nameless, merciless figure who wanders the devastated land on a relentless mission: to claim the last black staffand the life of he who wields it.. For five hundred years, the survivors of the Great Wars lived peacefully in a valley sanctuary shielded by powerful magic from the blighted and dangerous outside world. But the enchanted barriers have crumbled, the borders have been breached by predators, and the threat of annihilation looms large once more.Sider Ament, bearer of the last black staff and its profound power, devoted his life to protecting the valley and its inhabitants—and, in his final moments, gave stewardship of the black staff to the young Tracker Panterra Qu
PRAISE FOR LEGENDS OF SHANNARABEARERS OF THE BLACK STAFF A New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller “A finely wrought tale of sacrifice, adventure, betrayal, magic, loss, and a world on the precipice.”—Brent Weeks, author of The Way of Shadows “A superlative Tolkien-style fantasy tweaked with a contemporary vibe.”—Publishers Weekly “A story that will delight Brooks’ legions of fans Here’s to many more tales of this incredible world.”—SFRevu AND FOR TERRY BROOKS “A great storyteller, Terry Brooks creates rich epics filled with mystery, magic, and memorable charac