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Running with the Demon (Word & the Void) (Paperback)

by Terry Brooks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (16 Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857236076
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857236071
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 147,827 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars To clear up a few misconceptions., 6 Dec 2008
By John Meanwood (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly different urban fantasy, 25 Jun 1999
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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. it's so boring when everybody's off on another planet. Basically what happens is nothing like the write up on the back. Take one fairly screwed up kid (like that's not most teens!) and a knight whose not to thrilled with his job. Mainly because his magic came with a price that makes things a tad difficult for him. Add to this one really nasty demon and your fairly there. okay so the Fae don't have irredescant wings and flitter around like butterflies on speed. There's quite a lot of stuff going on in it, so it's a brain in gear sort of affair. But it's one seriously good book. Read it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning Of The Word/Void Trilogy, 11 Dec 2003
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.

Nest Freemark is in many ways a complex character, equally so is her grandmother--keep an eye on this one. I believe that anyone who has read the novels that Terry has written to date will agree to that Word/Void is his most original piece yet. The secret lies with his characters.

Anyway, I'm going to buy it. I really like this series. It's a cross between Fantasy/Sci-Fi but you can describe it as the first.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A book that failed to intice the reader
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... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars tragic
Brooks seems to have abandoned his original style of fantasy and come up with a story which simply does'nt work. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

4.0 out of 5 stars 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

2.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 19 Jul 1999

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