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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780345375599
ISBN number: 0345375599
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: January 22, 1992
Publishing house: Del Rey
Release Date: January 22, 1992
Sale Popularity Level: 53570
Studio: Del Rey
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In the three hundred years since the death of the Druid Allanon, the evil Shadowen have seized control of the Four Lands. If they are to be saved, the grey Elfstone must be retrieved, at whatever cost to life or love....
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Druid takes off directly where the last one leaves off, only this book focuses mainly on Walker and his quest. Not being a fan of the Druids, or how, in particular, Allanon manipulated his ancestors in the very first trilogy's quest, Walker has been reluctant, so far, to take up his charge. But, enticed by information left to him by the long-lived Cogline, Walker had gone in search of the Black Elfstone, which is needed to restore Paranor, at the end of Scions...only to find himself poisoned by a creature called the Asphinx, left in the place the Grimpond told Walker the Elfstone would be. He is slowly turning to stone, and Cogline is unable to cure him. Walker is bedridden and Cogline at a loss for what to do when Rimmer Dal, head of the Seekers, shows up, ostensibly killing Cogline and burning down Walker's home. All seems lost until the daughter of the King of the Silver River, named Quickening, discovers him, buried in the ashes of his destroyed home. She has already picked up Morgan Leah and the unsettling assassin Pe Ell, and after healing Walker, explains to him that they must travel to the far, far north, outside of the known world, to a city now ruled by The Stone King, an ancestor just like the King of The Silver River. The Stone King has gone mad, hoping to turn the entire world to stone. He created a child, much like Quickening, but his child is a giant monster-worm who is slowly infecting the world with stone. The Stone King ventured to the Four Lands and stole the Black Elfstone to protect himself from his own child, who had grown so strong he was threatening his own father. The four must travel to his land and steal back the Elfstone so that Walker can restore Paranor.
Other than a small chunk of the book when the quad is wandering around Eldwist, the Stone King's northern city, which I found to get a bit boring, I think this might be my favorite book of the series. The four characters have an interesting dynamic working, plus the landscape is very creative. It was also interesting to have an "enemy" who really isn't out to destroy, necessarily, our protagonists; in fact, for the most part, he doesn't even notice they're in his kingdom. Yet the four are still in constant mortal danger. Plus this is the very first book where Brooks' hint to the connection to the past becomes unavoidably obvious. Definitely a successful second in a series!
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I have read about a dozen books for the Kindle - all purchased from Amazon. This is by far, the worst e-book I have read. The scan used to create the books is fully of typos - often more than one per "page", including errors with main character names and letter combinations that are not even words. I found the problems very disturbing and annoying. E-books are cheaper for a reason - they should not lack the basic proof-reading that you would expect from a 7th grader.
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I'm glad I'm reading the Heritage series long after all the books are completed so I don't have to wait for the subsequent two or three years for the subsequent one in the series to be completed.
This book is highly entertaining although a little slow in places but Terry Brooks does a great job moving the story along. This book takes Walker Boh, Quickening, Pel El, Homer Dees and the latest edition of the Leah family, Morgan on a quest to retrieve the grey elfstone from the stone king Uhl Belk. (excuse some of the spelling)
This book is not nearly as fast paced as some of his other books (SofS series and First King of Shannara) but it is a lot more detailed and every bit as entertaining. The characater development is great. He creates a wide variet of interesting characters and the plot and action is developed a good speed. There is even a little bit of romance here. It also has an interesting ending that ties all the questions together from the very first book.
I took forward to reading the third book, Elf Queen of Shannara.
Overall not my favorite Shannara book but a great book nontheless worthy of a five star rating.
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By far the best book in the Heritage Series, Brooks paints a completely new story with none of the recurring threads of his others (except perhaps the ending, *ahem*). Although this book is a part of a series, it is written in such a way that it is not really necessary to read the others to enjoy this one. They add little to its plot anyway.
(+) A great new adventure, the characters are all new and fully 3D. Brooks paints great images of his landscapes, which does loads to draw the reader into the story. Walker's stuggle to understand his destiny, and his futile efforts to change it are great.
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(-) Somewhat lengthy dialogues and descriptions. Time in Eldwist drags on, but this kinda adds to the feel of the story anyhow, cause thats what the characters think too. Giant rats is a rather stupid idea, and the character of Carisman, though a novel touch, is rather pointless. (except to get rid of the stupid rats!)
(=) Brooks really outdid himself on this one, and the other Heritage books don't have the same flare that this did. That's what makes this the best.
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Walker Boh was given an impossible quest. A quest he swore never to even attempt. But his curiousity got the better of him and an ancient trap has left him battered and broken. Now he has accepted the quest whole hearted, for the sake of revenge, if nothing else. His companions are Morgan Leah, whose magic sword is now usless, Quickening the elemental, whose power cannot help him, and Pe Ell, the assasin who is just waiting for an opportunity to strike.
I have been a fan of Terry Brooks since I was 15 and consider this to be his greatest book. It is the second part of an excellent series, but if you are not the sort who reads series you can easily catch on to what has happened in the very first novel and skip the chapters that do not directly affect the main plot (there are only three or four of them if memory serves), I have read this book over many times in that fashion. If you are a fan of fantasy this book is not to be missed.
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