It has been 300 years since the last druid Allanon died . The entire race of the elves have disappeared. The dwarfs have been enslaved by the Federation along with all of the South Land and the Federation is hungry for the rest of the Four Lands. There are several people that can stand in the way of the Federation and the evil rumored Shadowen. The first is Par Ohmsford who has been gifted with the use of illusion magic like his ancestor Jair Ohmsford. Par has traveled too Varfleet with his brother Coll to tell the stories of their ancestors and the many times they helped save the Four Lands. The second hero is Wren, a distant cousin of Par, who was raised by the homeless Rovers and taught the skills to survive. The last is Walker Boh, Par’s uncle who lives carefully hidden with his moore cat in the East Land. Can these few heros stand against the dark magic and the Federation?
I thought the characters of the The Scions of Shannara where all very likable and the bad guys really got under your skin. I wouldn’t go as far to say it was Terry Brooks best book, but I still like it. If you have ever read anything by Terry Brooks, then I would recommend the The Scions of Shannara if you like long fantasy books.
Haymitch
