
Wards of Faerie
The Dark Legacy of Shannara
Random House Worlds · Print & ebook · February 26, 2013
Seven years after the conclusion of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks at last revisits one of the most popular eras in the legendary epic fantasy series that has spellbound readers for more than three decades.
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- Who it’s for
- Aphenglow’s diary discovery brings the vanished Elfstones into a conflict between magic and science.
- Genres
- Epic Fantasy
- Published
- Random House Worlds, February 26, 2013
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Seven years after the conclusion of the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks at last revisits one of the most popular eras in the legendary epic fantasy series that has spellbound readers for more than three decades. Tumultuous times are upon the world now known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The dwindling Druid order is threatened with extinction.
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A sinister politician has used treachery and murder to rise as prime minister of the mighty Federation. Meanwhile, poring through a long-forgotten diary, the young Druid Aphenglow Elessedil has stumbled upon the secret account of an Elven girl’s heartbreak and the shocking truth about the vanished Elfstones, which once warded the lands and kept evil at bay. But never has a little knowledge been so very dangerous—as Aphenglow quickly learns when she’s set upon by assassins. Yet there can be no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her. Whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to come. “I can’t even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks’s books I’ve read (and reread) over the years. From Shannara to Landover, his work was a huge part of my childhood.”—Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind “Shannara was one of my favorite fictional worlds growing up, and I look forward to many return trips.”—Karen Russell, New York Times bestselling author of Swamplandia! “If Tolkien is the grandfather of modern fantasy, Terry Brooks is its favorite uncle.”—Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series
The Vanished Elfstones
Aphenglow’s diary discovery brings the vanished Elfstones into a conflict between magic and science.
Come here for
- A young Druid’s discovery in a long-forgotten diary
- The vanished Elfstones and their powers
Expect
- A dwindling Druid order and a treacherous prime minister
- A dangerous search for the Elfstones
Where it sits
| Epic Fantasy | 87% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Epic Fantasy
- Sci-Fi Adventure
- Authors
- Rosalyn Landor, Terry Brooks, Random House Audio
- Publisher
- Random House Worlds
- Published
- February 26, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure