Wards of Faerie - The Dark Legacy of Shannara: Book 1

PRAISE FOR LEGENDS OF SHANNARA   BEARERS OF THE BLACK STAFF   “A finely wrought tale of sacrifice, adventure, betrayal, magic, loss, and a world on the precipice.”—Brent Weeks, author of The Way of Shadows   “A story that will delight Brooks’ legions of fans . . . Here’s to many more tales of this incredible world.”—SFRevu   THE MEASURE OF THE MAGIC   “Classic Terry Brooks . . . infused with details of Shannara’s legends.”—Fantasy Faction   “Foolproof for fantasy lovers.” —Library Journal Informationen zum Autor Terry Brooks  has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling. He is the author of more than thirty books, most of which have been  New York Times  bestsellers. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest. Klappentext Seven years after the conclusion of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks at last revisits one of the most popular eras in the legendary epic fantasy series that has spellbound readers for more than three decades. Tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The dwindling Druid order is threatened with extinction. A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile, poring through a long-forgotten diary, the young Druid Aphenglow Elessedil has stumbled upon the secret account of an Elven girl's heartbreak and the shocking truth about the vanished Elfstones, which once warded the lands and kept evil at bay. But never has a little knowledge been so very dangerous-as Aphenglow quickly learns when she's set upon by assassins. Yet there can be no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her. Whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to come. "I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and reread) over the years. From Shannara to Landover, his work was a huge part of my childhood."-Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind "Shannara was one of my favorite fictional worlds growing up, and I look forward to many return trips."-Karen Russell, New York Times bestselling author of Swamplandia! "If Tolkien is the grandfather of modern fantasy, Terry Brooks is its favorite uncle."-Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series1 It was almost one year to the day after she began her search of the Elven histories that Aphenglow Elessedil found the diary. She was deep in the underground levels of the palace, sitting alone at the same table she occupied each day, surrounded by candles to combat the darkness and wrapped in her heavy cloak to ward off the chill. Carefully she read each document, letter, or memoir in what had taken on the attributes of a never-ending slog. It was late and her eyes were burning with fatigue and dust, her concentration beginning to wane, and her longing for bed to grow. She had been reading each day, all day, for so long that she was beginning to think she might never see Paranor and her fellow Druids again. It was dark each day when she began her work and dark when she ended it, and aside from an occasional visit from her sister or her uncle, she saw almost no one. She had read through the entirety of the histories, including their appendices, and had moved on to the boxes and boxes of other writings donated by prominent families over the years. These papers were intended to supplement, embellish, or correct what was considered the official record of a history that stretched back thousands of years. She had found little that she didn't already know or was in any way useful, yet she ...

Product details

• Authors: Terry Brooks
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 26.02.2013
• EAN: 9780345523488
• ISBN: 978-0-345-52348-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Del Rey Books; Dark Legacy of Shannara
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy