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 that’s 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
Lands—and struggling to be understood and accepted by
outsiders. But their hopes of building goodwill are dashed
when a demon’s murderous rampage at a peace summit leaves
their political opponents dead—casting new suspicions upon
the Druids and forcing them to flee from enemies both mortal
and monstrous.
Paxon Leah, the order’s appointed protector, knows that
blame lies with Arcannen Rai, the vile sorcerer he has
battled and defeated before. But there’s 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.
Paxon’s sister possesses a powerful magic that the sorcerer
longs to control—but Arcannen has not reckoned with the
determination of his own estranged daughter, Leofur, who is
also Paxon’s devoted lifemate. Leofur sets out on a perilous
quest to thwart her father’s desires—while the vengeful
Arcannen conjures his blackest magical skills, determined to
destroy them all . . . and claim the most powerful of magics
for his own.