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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy | 
| Author: Terry Brooks
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 19114
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 1200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 2.2
ISBN: 0345453751
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345453754
ASIN: 0345453751
Publication Date: August 27, 2002
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Product Description
Twenty-five years ago, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks wrote a novel that brought to life a dazzling world that would become one of the most popular fantasy epics of all time, beloved by millions of fans around the world. Ten more Shannara books would follow. Now, for the first time in one elegant collector’s edition hardcover, and featuring an introduction by the author, here are the first three novels of that classic series: The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, and The Wishsong of Shannara—the beginning of a phenomenal epic of good and evil.
The Sword of Shannara
Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.
The Elfstones of Shannara
The magical Ellcrys tree is dying, loosening the spell that bars the Demons from enacting vengeance upon the land. Now Wil Ohmsford must guard the Elven girl Amberle on a perilous quest as she carries one of the Ellcrys’ seeds to a mysterious place where it can be quickened into a powerful new force. But dark on their trail comes the Reaper, most fearsome of all Demons, aiming to crush their mission at any cost.
The Wishsong of Shannara
An ancient Evil is stirring to new life, sending its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. To win through the vile growth that protects this dark force, the Druid Allanon needs Brin Ohmsford—for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. Reluctantly Brin joins the Druid on his dangerous journey. But a prophecy foretells doom, as Evil nurses its plans to trap the unsuspecting Brin into a fate far more horrible than death.
Thus begins Terry Brooks’s thrilling Shannara epic, an unforgettable tale of adventure, magic, and myth.
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 Sword of Shannara January 6, 2009
A. Salcedo (Seattle, WA)
I read the Shannara series when they were first published. It was delightful and enlightning to read them again. It is amazing how much I had forgotten or plain overlooked when I was younger. I really suggest that anyone who read this series earlier to buy and read them again.
I'm hooked on this series January 1, 2009
Laura Newton (Oregon)
This was the first fantasy book I ever read. Normally I read either drama or horror. One evening I was out of books to read, so I was scanning my husbands sci-fi books and decided to try this out, not expecting to even finish it. Well, that didn't happen! Not only did I read it, but the Shannara series has consumed my nightly-reading-hour for the past year and a half. I would have never expected that! I'm currently about to start "High Druid of Shannara" series. Then "Genesis of Shannara". All of my normal style books are on the back burner for the next year, or however long it takes me to read every single Terry Brooks books.
I have never read "Lord of the Rings" and don't plan to, so I don't care about the similarities. My husband says it's boring and I believe him.
A magnificent read December 1, 2008
Jeremy Leonard (Chicago, IL USA)
The first book of the trilogy takes a while to get off the ground, but once it does it's an action packed ride through to the end. This is a must have for any Fantasy or Sci-Fi buff.
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