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THE SWORD OF SHANNARA
 

The Sword of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

THE SWORD OF SHANNARA

Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil had ruined the world and forced mankind to compete with many other races--gnomes, trolls, dwarfs, and elves. But in peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knew little of such troubles.

Then came the giant, forbidding Allanon, possessed of strange Druidic powers, to reveal that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord... (read more)

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Chad L
  • Rated 5 stars

“Terry Brooks has been a favorite author for me since high school and this book was what started it. The fantasy story of a young man, thrust into a big world gives a grounding for the magic and wonder the reader is wound up in. Terry's descriptions of scenes and his gift for suspense keeps me riveted in every chapter. I come away with vivid images of the world and the incredible struggles within. A great read for anyone who loves fantasy, or just great story telling.”

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Astoryfan
  • Rated 2 stars

“I am so angry with this book. I have heard all sorts of great reviews about this author and about this series. I went into it excitedly and was disappointed and ultimately disgusted to find that Terry Brooks practically copied exactly the story from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy. I don't know how fantasy fiction fans can read this story and see any originality in it. All you have to do are change the names of the characters, and change the ring to a sword, and you have "The Sword Of...”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.952219 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.038462 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Luella S

    luella s said:

    “All genres have the same outline, fantasty usually has an unlikely protagonist, a mentor, a sidekick, an evil foe, and a seemingly impossible quest. This book was well done.”

    posted Monday, August 4 2008
  • Stuart Clark

    stuart clark said:

    “I first read "Sword" when I was 12 years old in the back of a car while on a fly drive holiday in the US with my parents. It was THE book that introduced me to fantasy and I still love it. A great read. I remained a fan of Brooks for a long time. I thought the original Shannara trilogy was great, the second set of four less so. The same is true for the Magic Kingdom series, the first book was great, over time I've been less and less impressed with them.

    Everyone who learnt I was reading fantasy said "You must read Lord of the Rings." I have to admit, it was years later when I finally got around to picking up Tolkein and reading LOTR - but to be honest, I still preferred Brooks and the original Shannara trilogy. A fun, exciting read whereas I found Tolkein to be a bit of a slog to get through.”

    posted Saturday, July 28 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
  • prasutagus

    prasutagus said:

    “I first got this book as a gift when I was 12, when I was not much into reading, and it opened my eyes to the joy of books, and fantasy in particular. I love LOTR as well, and never before has it ever crossed my mind that Shannara is a copy of those fantastic books. The two authors have completely different writing styles and the journeys that Brooks' characters fortake have an utterly different feel to them. Even as a 30-something adult with much deeper literary interests than from when I was 12, I still can't wait until Brooks comes out with a new book, so I can rush out and buy the hardback. ”

    posted Tuesday, July 17 2007
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