About this title: In this, the second book of the best-selling Shannara series, an elven girl and the young man assigned to protect her must travel to the farthest reaches of the kingdom in order to save an ancient tree from which all elven power flows.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780345285546ISBN:0345285549
Description: Sweet, Darrell K. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Heavy edge, corner and seam wear. cover creases and short tear. Foxing. No marks. Tight binding. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 576 p. Sword of Shannara. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine has some creases. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade B reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Acceptable. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear. Good average reading copy. Cover is beginning to pull away rom spine at the top. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780345285546ISBN:0345285549
Description: Sweet, Darrell K. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Spine creasing and cover wear with slight body tilt. Still a good reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 576 p. Sword of Shannara. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780345285546ISBN:0345285549
Description: Sweet, Darrell K. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. previous library softcover; solid binding; no marking or highlighting within text; cover edges & corners worn; fold in front cover; typical library stamps/stickers on cover & within text; VB46. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 576 p. Sword of Shannara. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Like the first book, The Sword of Shannara, this book opens with a grave threat to the Four Lands as the demon prison - the Forbidding - is crumbling. An unlikely hero must guard a young girl in search of a way to renew the magic barrier guarding the Forbidding. Along the way he must overcome self-doubt in order to save their world."
"The style of Brooks writing is the same as the Sword of Shannara. But unlike that previous book, this one is very much better and way more original. The plot is not exactly very unique but it was believable and well-told. The way the races came together and the way the ending turned out made it a beautifully touching story."
"Much better than the first one. The plot was almost as predictible, but the characters were much more interesting and the ending was really very touching, I thought.
I now understand why they're making this movie first, as this story surpasses the first one. I'll probably read the third one, but not sure about all the surrounding series. Terry Brooks just didn't capture me the same way David Eddings, Robert Jordan, or Terry Goodkind did, I guess."
"This was extremely boring, even at my very young age. Perhaps especially because of my young age, I don't know, but I remember being so turned off by it that I refused to read the next in the series (a rarity), and thinking of giving them another shot leaves an unfortunate taste in my mouth as an adult."
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