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| Title | : | Bearers of the Black Staff (Legends of Shannara #1) |
| Author | : | Terry Brooks |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 353 pages |
| Published | : | August 24th 2010 by Del Rey |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Epic. Science Fiction Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adventure |
Terry Brooks
Hardcover | Pages: 353 pages Rating: 4.04 | 9371 Users | 477 Reviews
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This was an interesting and entertaining story from the Shannara world history. This one tells us of events that occur a few centuries after the time frame of The Gypsy Morph. It gets us closer to the period of Brooks's classic work, The Sword of Shannra, but we're not there yet. This book does end with a lot unresolved, so I'll need to push on to The Measure of the Magic to get those answers. But that said, this one is enjoyable. There are a few characters that stand out as particularly interesting (Prue, Inch, and Mistral), while others are likeable but fairly typical Brooks heroes. The story is solid, and though predictable in places for Brooks veterans, there are a few surprises here and there. I wouldn't recommend this to a newcomer to the Shannara books (too much would be missed that happened before), but it is a good way to spend a few hours for a fan of Terry Brooks and his series.
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| Original Title: | Bearers of the Black Staff |
| ISBN: | 0345484177 (ISBN13: 9780345484178) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Legends of Shannara #1, Shannara (Chronological Order) #7, Shannara (Publication Order) #24, Shannara - Terry's Suggested Order for New Readers #21 , more |
| Characters: | Sider Ament, Panterra Qu, Prue Liss, Isoleld, Phryne, Tasha Orullian, Tenerife Orullian, Aislinne Kray, Skeal Eile, Deladion Inch, Arik Sarn, Taureq Siq |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2010) |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 9371 Users | 477 ReviewsCriticize Based On Books Bearers of the Black Staff (Legends of Shannara #1)
Roughly 500 years have passed since Hawk led his ragged group of survivors to the valley and a shield of magic was put in place to protect them from the waves of destruction outside. Over the centuries, the humans, elves, and mutants living in this safe haven have apparently forgotten the shared struggle of their ancestors as they choose to live separated from one another, with little contact.Sider Ament, the last Knight of the Word, is the first to discover that the barriers are dissolving.Totally captivating plot that pulls the reader right in. Who couldn't love the characters? The 'Gray Man' who bears the magical black staff is Sider Ament. Panterra Qu, 17 years old and Prue, 15 years old are Trackers with special skills. All are sheltered in a valley with communities of Humans, Elves, Lizards (trolls) and Spiders that have been protected from the outside world for the past 500 years by a magical wall of mist. Everything changes when that world is threatened. I love how Brooks
There isn't a wasted word. I didn't stop reading. I have been reading chronologically and have been waiting to find out what happens... And of course, I have more to discover. NEXT BOOK PLEASE!
*phone rings*"Hello?""Hi, is this faithful reader?""Uh, Yeah...""Hey, this Terry Brooks calling, just wanted to let you know I'm phoning it in on this one... Probably for now on really... Anyway, thought you should know."*click*Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.
Prior to reading Bearers of the Black Staff, I had not realized that his Shannara and Knight of the Word series were interconnected. One of the things that I especially liked about this novel is the way that Brooks presented the backstory that linked the stories following the time that Hawk, the Gypsy Morph delivered his people into the valley that had been protected by magical barriers, which are now down. The valley for the first time in five hundred years, exposed to the people and creatures
Another story begins in the Shannara world. I'm not sure what I thought. It was enjoyable, but nothing special. It ends in a cliffhanger, but I expected that (being that it's the first in a trilogy), so it didn't bother me. I think what's really bothering me about the new Shannara books is that I miss old Shannara. All of these prequels about the history of the world.. They're okay in idea, but for me they take away part of the mystery that was Shannara.As much as I hate to admit it, I think
#7/29 in my Epic Shannara Quest.Another good story, if superficial, in fashioning the world of Shannara into what the original trilogy depicts it as. But this time around, Brooks lapses into the standard fantasy formula. And he seems to be repeating himself here: most noticeably with his Elven brothers Tasha and Tenerife mirroring the elven brothers Durin and Dayel from The Sword of Shannara and Deladion Inch subbing for Panamon Creel from TSoS. But it is engrossing and well-written.Another
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