Bearers of the Black Staff
For more than three decades, New York Times bestselling author
Terry Brooks has ruled the epic fantasy realm with his legendaryShannara series. With each new novel the mythos has deepened, ever more
fascinating characters have arisen, and increasingly breathtaking
vistas of magical adventure have emerged. Now the evolution of one of
imaginative fiction’s most beloved worlds continues in the first book
of the new series Legends of Shannara: Bearers of the Black Staff.
Five
hundred years have passed since the devastating demon-led war that tore
apart the United States, leaving nothing but scorched and poisoned
ruins, and nearly exterminating humankind. Those who escaped the
carnage and blight were led to sanctuary by the boy savior known as the
Hawk — the gypsy morph. In an idyllic valley, its borders warded by
powerful magic against the horrors beyond, humans, elves, and mutants
alike found a place they believed would be their home forever.
But
after five centuries, the unimaginable has come to pass: The cocoon of
protective magic surrounding the valley has vanished. When Sider Ament,
the only surviving descendant of the Knights of the Word, detects
unknown predators stalking the valley, he fears the worst. And when
Panterra Qu and Prue Liss, expert Trackers from the human village of
Glensk Wood, find two of their own gruesomely killed, there can be no
doubt: The once safe haven of generations has been laid bare and made
vulnerable to whatever still lurks in the wasteland of the outside
world.
Together, Ament, the two young Trackers, and a daring
Elf princess race to spread word of the encroaching danger — and
spearhead plans to defend their ancestral home. But suspicion and
hostility among their countrymen threaten to doom their efforts from
within — while beyond the breached borders, a ruthless Troll army masses
for invasion. And in the thick of it all, the last wielder of the black
staff and its awesome magic must find a successor to carry on the fight
against the cresting new wave of evil.
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Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks didn’t set out to write stories—he set out to create worlds. In the same way that ancient myths were woven together from the fabric of dreams and the fabric of history, Brooks has crafted a narrative universe where epic journeys are born out of simple, quiet moments. His words have given readers across the globe a chance to step into landscapes that are as vivid as they are dangerous, where the lines between good and evil blur and the stakes are nothing less than the survival of entire realms.
Legends of Shannara
Legends of Shannara consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Shannara
