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Learn moreThe 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 sideāand with the outcome of the bloody war between the Federation and the Free-born at stakeāPen has accepted his mission without question. But not without risk . . . or sacrifice.
Because Shadea aāRu, 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 forcesāalready decimated by the Federationās death-dealing new weaponāshould fall, Shadeaās domination of the Four Lands will be assured. Nothing short of Penās success can turn the tide.
But Penās challenge grows greater when he learns that his parents, Bek Ohmsford and Rue Meridian, have fallen into Shadeaās hands. He must try to help themābut once within the walls of Druidās Keep, where Shadeaās minions and dark magic lurk at every turn, Penās survival is far from assured. Yet it will all pale in comparison to the horrors that wait inside the Forbiddingāhorrors poised to break free upon the Four Lands when the time is right. . . .
Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including The Sword of Shannara, the Voyage of theJerle 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 WarsĀ®: Episode I The Phantom Menaceā¢. 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.
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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
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