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The Black Elfstone by Terry Brooks
5.0
In the case of Shannara, “parting is such sweet sorrow.” [a:Terry Brooks|9629|Terry Brooks|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1280785812p2/9629.jpg] has written in the world of Shannara for the past 40 years. As a reader, I have been reading these stories for over 30 years. It is bittersweet knowing this series is the chronological end of the chronicles.
Brooks has been a master-writer of the formulaic quest. With the release of The Black Elfstone, he is back on top of his game. Here of late, his stories have been smaller in scale, but Elfstone is an epic breath of fresh air. It diverts from the standard quest formula his past several novels followed, and it results in his best book in years. The scope is truly epic, and the cost of failure is high for the denizens of the Four Lands.
Begin this new adventure with a banished former High Druid, the current High Druid’s Blade, and the newest generation of Ohmsfords. Elfstone alternates the point-of-view between these differing characters set over 200 years after The Defenders of Shannara series. While it includes several mysteries, do not expect most to be answered in the first book. Who hired assassins? What are the origins of the latest generation of Ohmfords? Who are the mysterious invaders? Is a Druid Order in decline capable of handling this new challenge?
Elfstone was fast-paced and hard to put down. It will be a sheer pleasure to read for fans of Brooks.
Note: An ARC was received from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Brooks has been a master-writer of the formulaic quest. With the release of The Black Elfstone, he is back on top of his game. Here of late, his stories have been smaller in scale, but Elfstone is an epic breath of fresh air. It diverts from the standard quest formula his past several novels followed, and it results in his best book in years. The scope is truly epic, and the cost of failure is high for the denizens of the Four Lands.
Begin this new adventure with a banished former High Druid, the current High Druid’s Blade, and the newest generation of Ohmsfords. Elfstone alternates the point-of-view between these differing characters set over 200 years after The Defenders of Shannara series. While it includes several mysteries, do not expect most to be answered in the first book. Who hired assassins? What are the origins of the latest generation of Ohmfords? Who are the mysterious invaders? Is a Druid Order in decline capable of handling this new challenge?
Elfstone was fast-paced and hard to put down. It will be a sheer pleasure to read for fans of Brooks.
Note: An ARC was received from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.