Legends Of Shannara (5 books in series)
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review 1: A little too formulaic for me. While I loved going back to the Four Lands, I didn't like the Deus ex Machina resolutions--some antagonists' fate were sealed by another antagonist. And an old faerie saved one of the characters. I sure hope that Terry Brooks push the limits of his ...
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review 1: Pan is now the last bearer of the last black staff and the magic it holds. His life is in great danger from a demon who wants the staff and will kill anyone to get it. As Pan moves about with the staff he helps a princess who has been accused of murdering her own father. That ...
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review 1: As great a book as I remembered from last time. Fun characters, interesting plot, fantastic world-building... Took me a while to get into again, though (this was my second time through the book), and it definitely doesn't have a climax--it and it's sister volume, The Measure of t...
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review 1: Another fine entry in Terry Brooks' saga of Shanara. This book continues Brooks' attempt to fill in the gap between his Running with Demons series, Genesis of Shanara series, and the Shanara series proper. This story takes place 500 years after the Genesis series, and follows the...
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review 1: This was good, but not great. I'm disappointed that Brooks far too often makes really great characters only to kill them off. I'm also disappointed that he is far too casual about destroying really great stuff, especially one-of-a-kind, never to be seen again artifacts. For someo...