The Defenders of Shannara
Del Rey
June 2016
On Sale: May 24, 2016
352 pages ISBN: 0345540824 EAN: 9780345540829 Kindle: B015LYQJKY Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
The inspiration for the epic MTV series, the world of Shannara is brimming with untold stories and unexplored territory. Now bestselling author Terry Brooks breaks new ground with a standalone adventure thatโs sure to thrill veteran readers and recent converts alike.
The mysterious, magic-wielding Druid order has existed for long ages, battling any evil that threatens the Four Landsโand struggling to be understood and accepted by outsiders. But their hopes of building goodwill are dashed when a demonโs murderous rampage at a peace summit leaves their political opponents deadโcasting new suspicions upon the Druids and forcing them to flee from enemies both mortal and monstrous.
Paxon Leah, the orderโs appointed protector, knows that blame lies with Arcannen Rai, the vile sorcerer he has battled and defeated before. But thereโs no time to hunt his nemesis, if he is to lead the wrongfully accused Druids to their sanctuary. It is a quest fraught with danger, as a furious government agent and his army snap at their heels, and lethal predators stalk them in the depths of the untamed wilderness.
But Arcannen is playing a deeper game than Paxon realizes. Paxonโs sister possesses a powerful magic that the sorcerer longs to controlโbut Arcannen has not reckoned with the determination of his own estranged daughter, Leofur, who is also Paxonโs devoted lifemate. Leofur sets out on a perilous quest to thwart her fatherโs desiresโwhile the vengeful Arcannen conjures his blackest magical skills, determined to destroy them all . . . and claim the most powerful of magics for his own.
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