The Elfstones of Shannara - Terry Brooks
Set in the age of elves and dwarves, The Elfstones of Shannara is obviously fiction.This is the second book in a trilogy written by Terry Brooks. So far, I have enjoyed this series more than any other books that I have ever read. The storylines in the books have many twists and turns that often stray from the main story. These tangent adventures add intrest and give you a nice little break from the main story. Terry Brooks' style of writing is very easy to read because he does not use an extensive vocabulary and he uses long introductions to each character and idea so you are rarely confused. The story has many points of excitment and between each are rests so it is easy to pick up the book and absorb a small part of the story without having to look back on the previous chapters to understand where in the story you are. Finally, the variety of moods and themes that the author touches on give you a good understanding of the pains and joys of the characters. The story revolves around the magical elven tree, the Ellcrys, which was created by the elves' ancestors so long ago that the exact purpose has been lost from record. This tree protected the Four Lands from the demons that roamed the earth before any humans lived by trapping t
he vicious creatures within a void, referred to as the Forbidding. For almost a year, the Ellcrys has been dying and with it, the Forbidding has been slowly fading away. A few powerful demons pushed their way back to the Four Lands and threatened to bring their fiendish hordes with them to conquer the world again. This now becomes the quest of Amberle Elessedil and Wil Ohmsford to take the seed of the Ellcrys and help bring it to life so the Forbidding can be reinforced and the demons sent back through to their void. Being chased by the Grim Reaper that has broken through the void, Wil and Amberle make their way to a far away mountain to bath the Ellcrys seed in the ancient Bloodfire that it requires as part of the rebirth ritual. While they are on their quest, armies from the humans, dwarves, trolls and elves have gathered to defend against the tens of thousands of demons that have already broken thourgh to the Four Lands. The demons have pushed their way straight to the elven capital and were about to raze the gardens where the new Ellcrys would be born when Amberle arrived with the help of a Wing Rider and began the ritual of rebirth. As she brought out the fiery seed, the old tree reached over to Amberle and transformed her into the new Ellcrys. With the demons banished, the elven king took power once again, thanking his daughter, Amberle, for her sacrifice to the world. The character that
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Approximate Word count = 947
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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