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#3 High Druid of Shannara

Terry Brooks

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Random House Inc
15 August 2006

Fantasy

Series: High Druid of Shannara

Terry Brooks's latest New York Times hardcover bestseller, in its first reprint edition.

The High Druid of Shannara trilogy draws to a thrilling close as a young hero nears

completion of his trial by fire, a banished ruler fights for her life in a wilderness

of dread, and forces of darkness and light square off in a battle unto death for

the right to absolute rule. Prepare to be spellbound by the masterly hand of bestselling

legend weaver Terry Brooks, conjuring at the peak of his skills.

For reasons known

only to himself, the King of the Silver River has charged young Penderrin Ohmsford,

barely more than a boy, with the daunting task of rescuing his aunt, Grianne, Ard

Rhys of the Druid order, from her forced exile in the terrifying dimension of all

things damned- the Forbidding. With the noble dwarf Tagwen and the prodigal elven

princess Khyber Elessedil by his side-and with the outcome of the bloody war between

the Federation and the Free-born at stake-Pen has accepted his mission without question.

But not without risk . . . or sacrifice.

Because Shadea a'Ru, the ruthless Druid

responsible for imprisoning the true Ard Rhys and usurping leadership at Paranor,

has sent her agents and assassins in relentless pursuit of Pen and his comrades.

And in securing the talisman he needs to breach the Forbidding, Pen has paid a devastating

price. Now if the Free-born forces-already decimated by the Federation's death-dealing

new weapon-should fall, Shadea's domination of the Four Lands will be assured. Nothing

short of Pen's success can turn the tide.

But Pen's challenge grows greater when

he learns that his parents, Bek Ohmsford and Rue Meridian, have fallen into Shadea' s hands. He must try to help them-but once within the walls of Druid's Keep, where

Shadea's minions and dark magic lurk at every turn, Pen's survival is far from assured.

Yet it will all pale in comparison to the horrors that wait inside the Forbidding-horrors

poised to break free upon the Four Lands when the time is right. . . .

By: Terry Brooks
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9780345451132
ISBN 10: 0345451139
Series: High Druid of Shannara
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 15 August 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including The Sword of Shannara, the Voyage of the Jerle Shannara trilogy: Ilse Witch, Antrax, and Morgawr, the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, which includes Jarka Ruus and Tanequil, the nonfiction book Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life, and the novel based upon the screenplay and story by George Lucas, Star Wars(R) Episode I The Phantom Menace(TM). His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. From the Hardcover edition.

Reviews for Straken (#3 High Druid of Shannara)

Praise for Terry Brooks A great storyteller, Terry Brooks creates rich epics filled with mystery, magic, and memorable characters. If you haven t read Terry Brooks, you haven t read fantasy. Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon Terry s place is at the head of the fantasy world. Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass From the Hardcover edition.