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by Terry Brooks (Author) "The old man sat alone in the shadow of the Dragon's Teeth and watched the coming darkness chase the daylight west ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (3 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857230752
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857230758
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 201,964 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A marvellous fantasy trip' Frank Herbert 'If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat' ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS 'Confirms Terry's place at the head of the fantasy world' Philip Pullman

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Three hundred years have passed in the Four Lands. The Federation now controls all of the Southland. In the West, the Elves have vanished. In the East, the dwarves are enslaved. Par Ohmsford has retained some of the magical powers of his ancestors, although he does not fully understand the way they work. He is troubled by dreams of Allanon, the Druid whose fate has always seemed linked with that of the Ohmsfords. But when he is told of the Shadowen, the greatest danger ever to threaten the Four Lands, he embarks in a perilous quest - to meet the shade of Allanon and to carry his message to the other Scions of Shannara.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Isn't anyone else getting bored of the same old Brooks, 7 Feb 2002
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I'd like to firstly say that I am a big fan of Terry Brooks, especially the Elfstones of Shannara which blew me away. But yet as I read more TB novels I find that his style does get very repetative. The Scions of Shannara has obvious parallels to his other stories. Although this book has got a collection of new ideas which are interesting, you'll realise the whole story seems somewhat familiar. The main protagonists seem to have almost exactly the same character as those in the previous novels!

Although the Scions of Shannara never seemed to actually go anywhere, I still found myself turning the pages, and I think certain elements such as the mysterious Shadowen, and the crazed Federation, will drive me to read the next in the series.

A decent book by fantasy genre standards, but very repetative if you have read many other Shannara novels.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very impressive start, 16 Feb 2007
By C. Parrott "CP" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SCIONS OF SHANNARA-OM (Mass Market Paperback)
As I started this book (i dont tend to read the back of books) I expected it to follow on from the wishsong of shannara. But no the elves are gone there is no Paranor and the Dwarfs are slaves and the federation rules.

Intrigued in what has happened in a few hundred years I read on.

From the start this book shows us how this world has changed - for the worse. Its a much more sinister and evil places than it was a few hundred years ago.

The characters in this book are more complex and different and previous one that we have and this is similar for the story line. We see it starts to branchs out from typical linear style of many books and has a more 3D effect ie different event going on at the same time - something I realy like in book.

This effect along with a well maintained story telling will leave you wanting to keep on reading.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but very familiar., 8 Feb 2004
By Ian Tapley "thefragrantwookiee" - See all my reviews
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THE STORY:
The oppressive Federation rules the Four Lands with an iron fist and evil Shadowen seek to devour all life and magic. It is in this time that the shade of Allanon sends out the reluctant former Druid Cogline to find the heirs of Shannara; Par Ohmsford, wielder of the Wishsong, Walker Boh, the Dark Uncle, and Wren Ohmsford a tracker with the Rovers. Each is given a task upon which the future of mankind depends.

WHAT'S GOOD:
This is a very enjoyable story and overcomes many of Brooks' previous problems with rehashing 'Lord of the Rings', you become involved with both the characters and their quests on a strong emotional level. Walker Boh is a very welcome addition to the series, bringing both the power and fearlessness of a Druid as well as the uncertainty of the Ohmsfords. Padishar Creel is another very good character with precisely the right mix of charming gentleman, irrascible rogue and ruthless revolutionary. Personally, though, it is Cogline who makes the book complete. He has the evasiveness and wisdom of Allanon, but it's mixed in with excentricity and a wry sense of humour, making him the perfect answer to Allanon's overly stern role in the previous books.

WHAT'S BAD:
Unfortunately, you will have read most of this before if you've read the previous Shannara novels. Par, Coll and Morgan are carbon-copies of Shea, Flick and Menion from 'The Sword of Shannara', with the one difference being that Par's personal struggle, with the Wishsong, is a carbon-copy of Jair's from 'The Wishsong of Shannara'. Walker Boh, whilst being an excellent character is introduced and plays out his first few scenes exactly as Cogline does in 'First King of Shannara'. Basically, it seems that Brooks, rather than create a whole new story, has decided to splice various bits of his other ones together and this will leave followers of the series feeling like they've read it all before. New to the series? Start reading here (be sure to go back and read the fantastic 'The Elfstones of Shannara' though!).

Read it, but don't be surprised if it doesn't surprise you!

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