- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; 469 edition (16 Oct 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857235746
- ISBN-13: 978-1857235746
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 126,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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John Ross, the tortured, conflicted A Knight of the Word from Terry Brooks's Running with the Demon, finally gets a good night's sleep in the sequel. He buys this moment's peace at the cost of his sacred oath to be a champion of the Word, renouncing that pledge after failing to prevent the slaughter of a group of schoolchildren. Duty and destiny are difficult to elude, though, and soon his former charge Nest Freemark, now a college student and Olympic hopeful, arrives to warn him of his imminent destruction or, worse still, his unwitting fall into the service of the Void.
The story winds lazily through sleepy, wet Seattle like a tour bus, steadily building. Everything eventually converges on the homeless shelter where John works with his new sweetheart Stefanie Winslow for über-activist Simon Lawrence, a man his dreams tell him he is fated to kill. A thin mystery clouds the identity of the demon conspiring to deliver John unto evil, but the book's real focus is John's fitful, foot- dragging attempt to fulfil his destiny. Knight of the Word doesn't provide the suspenseful energy of Running, a book that followed Nest through the dramatic loss of her childhood, but it rejoins her as she assumes the responsibilities of young adulthood and--like that period in life--still manages to deliver satisfying, if more subtle, rewards. --Paul Hughes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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By far the best of Terry Brook s' many wonderful novels: darker, starker, classically written. (John Saul )
John Ross, the tortured, conflicted A Knight of the Word from Terry Brooks's Running with the Demon, finally gets a good night's sleep in the sequel. He buys this moment's peace at the cost of his sacred oath to be a champion of the Word, renouncing that (The story winds lazily through sleepy, wet Seattle like a tour bus, steadily building. Everything eventually converges on the homeless shelter where John works with his new sweetheart Stefanie Winslow for über-activist Simon Lawrence, a man his dreams tel )
Paul Hughes ('His fans should embrace it as eagerly as they have THE SWORD OF SHANNARA’ )
- Publisher's Weekly ('as readable as it is thoroughly enjoyable.’ )
John Ross, the tortured, conflicted A Knight of the Word from Terry Brooks's Running with the Demon, finally gets a good night's sleep in the sequel. He buys this moment's peace at the cost of his sacred oath to be a champion of the Word, renouncing that (The story winds lazily through sleepy, wet Seattle like a tour bus, steadily building. Everything eventually converges on the homeless shelter where John works with his new sweetheart Stefanie Winslow for über-activist Simon Lawrence, a man his dreams tel )
Paul Hughes ('His fans should embrace it as eagerly as they have THE SWORD OF SHANNARA’ )
- Publisher's Weekly ('as readable as it is thoroughly enjoyable.’ )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Some reviewers have stated that they do not like the 'Word And The Void' series being set in the real world and that Terry Brooks should stick to setting his books in the fantasy world of Shannara. This is a misconception.
If you have read all the Shannara books, you will find that there are references to our world, such as a football stadium and an ancient city with the remains of tall buildings. If you go on to read the 'Genesis Of Shannara' (the 'Genesis' part of the title gives it away a bit here), you will discover that 'The Word And The Void' series and subsequently 'The Genesis Of Shannara' series, are set in our world and that the 'Shannara' books are set in our future.
There is therefore no separate fantasy world of Shannara, as the Shannara books are set in our real world future.
If you have read all the Shannara books, you will find that there are references to our world, such as a football stadium and an ancient city with the remains of tall buildings. If you go on to read the 'Genesis Of Shannara' (the 'Genesis' part of the title gives it away a bit here), you will discover that 'The Word And The Void' series and subsequently 'The Genesis Of Shannara' series, are set in our world and that the 'Shannara' books are set in our future.
There is therefore no separate fantasy world of Shannara, as the Shannara books are set in our real world future.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As with most brooks fans my age I came to his work through the Shannara series, but I must say that Running with the Demon is one of my favourite Terry Brooks novels. While some older reviews have criticised it saying that contemporary fantasy doesn't work (which TBH suggests to me that they didn't read enough as children and teenagers, as I can think of plenty of excellent examples from my own youth), modern trends show that the book was really just before it's time.
Brooks shows a genuine affection for small town America, which really gives substance and charm to the story, and the fantasy elements are refreshingly inventive. Coming of age stories are a massive cliche in fantasy, but in this context it works really well, with the viewpoint character having to come to terms with her family's past and choose the path her life will take from that point.
Brooks shows a genuine affection for small town America, which really gives substance and charm to the story, and the fantasy elements are refreshingly inventive. Coming of age stories are a massive cliche in fantasy, but in this context it works really well, with the viewpoint character having to come to terms with her family's past and choose the path her life will take from that point.
Format:Hardcover
The premise of the book surrounds the charater of a young girl called 'nest' with untold magical powers with the ability to see beings and creatures her friends cannot, protecting a park thats close by, as her mother did and every female generation of her family has done, with all this seeming destined to come to a head when John Ross appears.
This book has the typical theme of good verus evil - John Ross(the good) and unsurprisingly the Demon (the bad). Though the unexpected part is that the author fails to deliver characters that can keep the interest of the reader, John Ross and the Demon fail to bring forth different parts of their chracters with both seemingly unchanging throughout the novel. Though not all is bad for the reader, the author thankfully brings a plot that can keep the audience rapt with anticipation as to what the resumption of the novel will bring, charting the learning curve of 'nest' and her conflicts with not only that of the magical realm, but that of her turmoil at home and with her friends.
I've read many of this authors books mainly the 'shannara series' of which his first attempt -'The Sword of Shannara' remains his best,and I can't help but wonder whether the characters created in 'Running with the Demon' more suited the realm that the author knows best - 'shannara'.
This is a book that could only be given as suggested reading to those real die-hard fans, who wait with baited breath for the release for everyone of this authors books, for those who like not only entertaining characters and twisting plots, but would still like to read a book by this author I suggest 'The Sword of Shannara', otherwise you can always read this book yourself and see what you think!
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The Beginning Of The Word/Void Trilogy
This is a really good book, though I won't give it 5 stars. Terry's ideas are always intriguing for me, and the ones I've found in RUNNING WITH THE DEMON are no exceptions. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2003 by "mikaskakak"
tragic
Brooks seems to have abandoned his original style of fantasy and come up with a story which simply does'nt work. Fantasy in the real world some how seems silly and over the top. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2000
If you like 'real-life' fantasy...
RWTD has characters you care about and a plot you'll want to see out to the end. Funny thing is some of the ideas the author comes up with regarding the way the worrld really... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 1999 by Dougal Three
A brilliant and intriguing plot full of mystery and suspense
A personal favourite I absolutely adore this book. In my opinion it's Terry Brook's best book yet.
Published on 21 Sep 1999
Worth a read
I agree, this may not be the best book ever written but it is still pretty solid fantasy, and it is fantasy set in the real world which still works.
Well worth a read.
Published on 17 Aug 1999
A slow trot with a naughty demonette
I much admire Brook's style of writing and ability to create and maintain tension within a story but Running with the Demon seems to be along similar lines to some of his previous... Read more
Published on 19 July 1999
Pleasantly different urban fantasy
Oh come on folks, give Mr Brooks a break! This book was well worth a read! It makes a change to find that he's turned to Urban fantasy. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1999
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