Brin Ohmsford has the power of the wishsong. When Brin sings, she can control living things around her: flowers bloom and trees change season. Her brother can make illusions. Allanon, the druid and protector of the Four Lands, comes to seek out help as he did with her father and great-grandfather to help protect the Four lands from dark forces. This time Allanon seeks the help of the Ohmsfords because the evil book, The Ildatch, the same book the Warlock Lord used to turn into a wraith and his followers into the dreaded Skull Bearers in the time of the Druid Bremen. The Ildatch has turned meddlers of magic into the fierce Mord Wraiths. With Rone Leah and Allanon's help, Brin seeks out the Ildatch to destroy it. After his sister leaves on her quest, Jair Ohmsford is forced to leave his home by the Mord Wraiths and soon finds out through the legendary King of the Silver River that without his help Brin will die.
I thought this was gallant ending to The Sword of Shannara Series. I thought Terry Brooks did a rather good job with The Wishsongs of Shannara. It was well written and had a lot of very likeable characters that you were scared would die whenever they got into a battle. If you liked Lord of the Rings or Erogon, I would recommend this book.
Haymitch
