From the Publisher
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.
When the world was young, and its name was Faerie, the power of
magic ruled-and the Elfstones warded the race of Elves and their
lands, keeping evil at bay. But when an Elven girl fell hopelessly
in love with a Darkling boy of the Void, he carried away more than
her heart.
Thousands of years later, tumultuous times are upon the world now
known as the Four Lands. Users of magic are in conflict with
proponents of science. Elves have distanced their society from the
other races. The dwindling Druid order and its teachings are
threatened with extinction. 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. 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. For whoever captures the Elfstones and their untold
powers will surely hold the advantage in the devastating clash to
come. But Aphenglow and her allies-Druids, Elves, and humans
alike-remember the monstrous history of the Demon War, and they
know that the Four Lands will never survive another reign of
darkness. But whether they themselves can survive the attempt to
stem that tide is another question entirely.
"[Terry Brooks is] the most important fantasy writer since
J.R.R. Tolkien."-Rocky Mountain News
About the Author
Terry Brooks is the New York Times
bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Dark
Legacy of Shannara adventure Wards of Faerie; the Legends
of Shannara novels Bearers of the Black Staff and The
Measure of the Magic; the Genesis of Shannara trilogy:
Armageddon's Children, The Elves of Cintra, and The
Gypsy Morph; The Sword of Shannara; the Voyage of the
Jerle Shannara trilogy: Ilse Witch, Antrax, and
Morgawr; the High Druid of Shannara trilogy: Jarka
Ruus, Tanequil, and Straken; 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:® Episode I The Phantom Menace.™ 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.
About the Book
When the world was young the power of magic ruled. Thousands of years later, users of magic are in conflict with proponents of science. The Druid Elessedil has stumbled upon a secret account of an Elven girl's heartbreak, and there is no turning back from the road to which fate has steered her.
Format: Hardcover
Published: August 21, 2012
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 0345523474
ISBN - 13: 9780345523471
