Bearers of the Black Staff is the latest in Terry Brooks' epic Shannara saga. While my husband has read most of these novels, this was my first exposure to Brooks or to the Shannara saga. In this book, there is a group of humans, elves, lizards and spiders that live in a valley protected by magic from the ravages of a great war. They are protected by magical barriers that are currently failing. This failure and the fall out of the valley societies provides the tension and movement in this script. … more
I'm a big fan of Terry Brooks. His Shannara stories were some of my favorite fantasy novels during my early teen years (and beyond). Epic quests, a Warlock Lord, trolls, Wraiths, mysterious druids, vulnerable heros, amazing anti-heros, demons, elves, Magic Swords and Elfstones -- heck ye ah! I rank him right up there with Tolkein, Freidman, Weiss & Hickman, Fiest, Moorcock, Eddings, Donaldson, and Tad William when it comes to spinning an captivating classic fantasy yarn. Most … more
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