By: Terry Brooks Publisher: Del Rey Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Del Rey Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 1248 Publication Date: August 26, 2003 Release Date: August 26, 2003
After New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks completed The Sword of Shannara trilogy, millions of fans around the world clamored to immerse themselves again in his dazzling world. Brooks answered with a quartet of beloved novels—The Heritage of Shannara. Now, for the first time in one handsome collector’s edition hardcover, here are: The Scions of Shannara, The Druid of Shannara, The Elf Queen of Shannara, and The Talismans of Shannara—the thrilling continuation of the saga that has become one of the most enduring fantasy epics of all time.
The Scions of Shannara Since the death of the Druid Allanon, magic has been strictly forbidden in the Four Lands. Yet Par still has limited use of the Wishsong. Then a dire message from Allanon sends Par and his brother Coll on an impossible task: to recover the long-lost Sword of Shannara—or all life in the Four Lands will be destroyed.
The Druid of Shannara Evil forces remain in control of the Four Lands. To restore the Keep of the Druid Allanon, Walker Boh sets out on a journey to find the black Elfstone. He must venture into perilous, unknown lands with a strange band of fellow travelers—one of whom is hatching his own sinister plot.
The Elf Queen of Shannara Ordered by the Druid Allanon to find the Elves and return them to the world of Men, Wren is carried away to an island where Elves might still exist. Even if by some miracle she locates the Elves, can she convince them to follow her back through a demon-haunted jungle to the safety of the shore?
The Talismans of Shannara The Shadowen still swarm over the Four Lands, poisoning everything with their dark magic. Their leader is determined to destroy all the Scions of Shannara. With traps cleverly laid, the charges are doomed to failure—unless Par can discover a way to harness the power of the Sword of Shannara.
So continues Terry Brooks’s enthralling Heritage of Shannara epic, a spellbinding saga that chronicles the ultimate battle of good vs. evil.
Brooks continues to be average This book (which is actually four separate novels combined) is another average effort by Brooks. If you have read the "Sword of Shannara" trilogy, then you won't get much new here. I won't write Brooks off as a bad writer because he isn't. However, I won't hold him up as a great writer either. His work is light, easy to read and just entertaining enough to keep you reading. There is nothing exceptional about this or any of Brooks' writings. Recommended if you're looking for a casual fantasy series; otherwise I would seek authors who deliver more substance.
Great Fantasy This is an exciting and riveting book in the new Shannara series and deserving of five stars. However, I only gave it four, for the following reasons. I really dislike a book that the story doesn't end when the book does and you have to wait a full year to read the continuation; to many of the good guys get killed in his books and being in my mid 60's, I am afraid I might not live long enough to read all of the books.
The best series Terry Brooks has ever written! Although Terry Brook's recent work isn't that good, this series is excellant, and my favorite one by him. It's about four members of a family (the 'scions of shannara') who are all charged with tasks to save the world from destruction by the shadowen. Wren has to find the elves, Walker, the Stone King, and Par and Coll, the Sword of Shannara (none of which anyone has seen for hundreds of years). This really is an excellant series. Brooks has the ability to keep track of several story lines at once, and the character development is great. Unlike in his other books, this isn't so much as incredibly cliched young-boy-goes-off-to-complete-an-impossible-task-and-comes-out-a-man story line. I strongly reccomend these books to anyone who enjoys fantasy.
A wonderful series. The Heritage of Shannara series collected into a single volume is a great peice for a collection as well as a shelf space saver. This series outshines the Sword of Shannara series, as it tells a single epic story in four separate books, allowing for greater character and plot development.
This series follows the children of Shannara (Par, Coll, Wren, and Walker Boh) in their efforts to complete tasks set before each by the shade of Allanon and their quest to defeat a new evil that has taken root in the Four Lands. Grand adventure and impossible odds face the heroes at every turn and lots of supporting characters really bring the story to life. The first three books all primarily focus on one aspect of the overall story and then are tied together for a magnificent ending int the final volume, The Talismans of Shannara (which is my favorite Brooks book I've ever read).
A sweeping fantasy tale that I'd recomend to anyone.
Another great set... I am still amazed that Terry Brooks can keep you going and draw you into the stories to where you feel apart of it...great books...
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