The Skaar invasion / Terry Brooks.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780553391510
- ISBN: 0553391518
- Physical Description: 369 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Subject: | Shannara (Imaginary place) > Fiction. Druids and Druidism > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Elves > Fiction. Good and evil > Fiction. |
Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Epic fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort Nelson Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Fort Nelson Public Library | FIC BRO (Text) | 35246000954378 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 June #1
Ajin, leader of the Skaar expeditionary force, is an expert at playing politics; she handily plays the Federation and the elves against each other, despite having lost many of her soldiers in the disappearance of Paranor. Drisker Arc, in limbo with the druid fortress, with only the singularly unhelpful shade of Cogline for company, searches desperately for a way to activate the Black Elfstone and return Paranor to the four lands. Dar Leah tracks Tarsha down, hoping she has a way to recover Drisker, only to find her in the company of Clizia, betrayer of the druid order, and her brother, who has succumbed completely to the wishsong's madness. Elsewhere, a boy named Shea Ohmsford (a familiar name in Shannara), driven by curiosity and the promise of a major payoff, joins with Rocan Arnas, who promises to be much more than a mere gambler. With a complicated set-up and including lots of political maneuvering, individual battles, and minor victories, the second in Brooks' Fall of Shannara series (after The Black Elfstone, 2017) promises some serious payoff in future volumes. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 March #2
Although Brooks's prose and characters remain unremarkable, he does a better job of juggling multiple story lines in this middle volume of his final Shannara epic fantasy trilogy than in its predecessor,
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.The Black Elfstone . The prior volume ended dramatically: the Druids' headquarters at Paranor had been sent into limbo, with its former leader, Drisker Arc, trapped inside. The order of magicians had been betrayed by one of their own, Clizia Porse, who aided the invaders known as the Skaar; they overwhelmed any opposition by using their ability to disappear. Dar Leah, who had been in charge of protecting Paranor, is desperate to rescue Drisker, and searches for Drisker's gifted apprentice, Tarsha Kaynin, who is also being sought by Clizia and by Tarsha's brother, Tavo, whose insanity has made his magic deadly. Meanwhile, the commander of the Skaar, Ajin d'Amphere, schemes to pit two of her opponents in the Four Lands against each other. Brooks keeps the narrative flowing briskly and makes it accessible to newcomers.Agent: Anne Sibbald, Janklow & Nesbit. (June)