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by Terry Brooks (Author)
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  • Paperback: 403 pages
  • Publisher: Legend; New edition edition (4 Mar 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099201313
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099201311
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 417,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Wren has always known that she was River and part-descendent of Shea Ohmsford. Her earliest memories were of playing with the Ohmsford children until she was five, when she was given to Garth the Rover. Then Wren discovers that she is an elf. This is the third in the Shannara books.

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Terry Brooks was a practising attorney for many years, but now writes full time. His first novel, THE SWORD OF SHANNARA, remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 5 months, and this was followed by 13 consecutive bestselling novels. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting continuation of the series., 5 Oct 2004
By Ian Tapley "thefragrantwookiee" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara) (Mass Market Paperback)
THE STORY:
Wren Ohmsford has been tasked with returning the Elves to the Westland, but she discovers them trapped on the island of Morrowindl besieged by terrible demons. Before the story is finished she will recover her lost past, discover the dark secret of the Elves and reveal the origins of the Shadowen that plague the Four Lands.

WHAT'S GOOD:
I liked Wren as a character far more than I like, say, Par and Coll. Rather than being a whiney coward, like her cousins tend to be, she is self assured and confident of who she is. It is this confidence that makes this story so compelling as we see it torn asunder by the horrific revelations on Morrowindl. It's nice to see the darker side of the Elves too, as I'm sick of fantasy stories always having them be whiter than white and looking down on the foolish destructive humans. The brief interludes that update us on Coll's imprisonment, Par's flight from the Seekers and Walker's exploration of Paranor are consise and help to maintain the overall story of the series without detracting from the flow of Wren's adventures. Brooks' masterstroke, however, is to not pad the book out with repetetive action. We've read of battling dark monsters in all his other books, so he wisely resists the temptation to have such encounters constantly occuring on Morrowindl. Similarly, he doesn't repeat the stuff about getting the Elfstones to work that we've already read in his previous volumes.

WHAT'S BAD:
There's not too much to complain about with this book. That said, I feel I should mention that Coll reveals himself to be the stupidest character ever created and it's simply not believable that he could fall for the trick that he does. Also, there's some demons who are basically vampires and Brooks names them Drakuls. I mean, please...

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars how can this book be rated low?, 23 April 2004
By mrs g wood (washington, sussex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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i found this just as exciting as all the shannara volumes,once you getinto the storyline, you have to know how it ends, infact at the end ithink i fell in love with Triss, the elf captain of the Home Guard!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, 25 April 2002
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This review is from: The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara) (Mass Market Paperback)
After the slow moving Druid of Shannara book this was a like a breath of fresh air.

Following Wrens charge from Allanon she sets about to find the mysteriously disapeared Elves. It moves at a fast pace and theres plenty of action along the way. To be honest the plot is mere fluff being slightly far-fetched even for fantasy. Also some of the most important mysterys in the book are not fully explained or tend to be a bit vague. However I had fun guessing who would make the journeys end alive. Its also quite short which is probabily a good thing because it would have worn thin eventualy.

Overal this isn't very deep or meaningful but it kept me happily entertained for a while with its fast paced narrative and the usual fights with a variety of monsters etc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Adventure contiunes
In this book we follow the story of Wren in search of the Elves. Aparently vanished from the 4 lands she finds her way to a dangerous and mysterious island. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2007 by C. Parrott

4.0 out of 5 stars Elves in the Drow fashion
Wren fulfills her charge as set by Allanon - to seek out the elves and return them to the Westlands. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2006 by bookaholic

2.0 out of 5 stars Help
This is without doubt the weakest of all the Heritage books.

Whilst the book is true to Brooks' usual descriptive & detailed style, for me, it represents a missed opportunity to... Read more

Published on 1 April 2003 by Olly

2.0 out of 5 stars Cringeworthy
This is without doubt the weakest of all the Heritage books.

Whilst the book is true to Brooks' usual descriptive & detailed style, for me, it represents a missed opportunity to... Read more

Published on 26 Mar 2003 by Olly

3.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome Return To The Four Lands
The dead druid, Allanon, once again influences the future of the Ohmsford family. In this book Wren Ohmsford is charged with returning the elves to the four lands by the druids... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2001 by Mr. A. Graham

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get any better!!
Third in the series, this book revolves arounds the third Scion of Shannara: Wren Ohmsford, who's task is to find the Elves and bring them back to the Four Lands who mysteriously... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2001 by andrew@vanlint.net

4.0 out of 5 stars The Darkest of the Series
I was very suprised by the Elstones of Shannara as it is a lot darker and more subtle than the previous books in the series which of cause makes if infinately more intertesting... Read more
Published on 26 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT
TERRY BROOKS TELLS THE BRILLIANT STORY OF WREN OMSFORD AND HER PERILOUS JOURNEY TO FIND THE MISSING ELVES AND DISCOVER HER HERITAGE . Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2001 by nicolarose64

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Where's the sequel?
The way Terry Brooks describes the story is so flamboyant and the plot is so engrossing, I didnt put it down until it was finished! Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Not so good
In it's own right, the Elf Queen of Shannara is a good book. But it suffers from being compared to the standards of the other books. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2001

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