Bearers of the Black Staff (Legends of Shannara Duology)

Five hundred years have passed since the devastating demon-led war tore apart the United States and nearly exterminated humankind. And in the thick of it all, the last wielder of the black staff and its awesome magic must find a successor to carry on the fight against the cresting new wave of evil.. When Sider Ament, the only surviving descendant of the Knights of the Word, detects unknown predators stalking the valley, he fears the worst. Together, Ament, the two young Trackers, and a daring Elf princess spearhead plans to defend their ancestral home. But the cocoon of protective magic surrounding the valley has now vanished. And when expert Trackers find two of their own gruesomely killed, there can be no doubt: The once safe haven has been made vulnerable to whatever still lurks in the outside wasteland. Those who escaped the carnage were led to sanctuary in an idyllic valley, its borders warded by powerful magic against the horrors beyond

Now the wall has been breached by demons. While Sider explores the other side of the barrier, the young Trackers find help from Arborlon Elves in this superlative Tolkien-style fantasy tweaked with a contemporary vibe. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Unfortunately, their council leaders don't share Sider's certainty of an impending invasion. . Five hundred years have passed since Hawk led a tattered band of survivors into a valley protected by a magical barrier. After rescuing talented teen Trackers Panterra Qu and Prue Liss, Sider asks them to warn the Children of Hawk. From Publishers Weekly The horrors of a war-ravaged world again invade a hard-won peace in Brooks's intense follow-up to 2008's The Gypsy Morph. All rights reserved. The last known Knight of the Word, Sider Ament, wields a powerful blac

"Required read for Shannara fans, after the other prequels" according to Joel Dalton. This is a necessary book in the series, tying together the (6) prequel novels with the rest of the Shannara series. It ties a lot of stuff together and I noticed a lot of things I thought were important.I noticed that when the world was destroyed because of the machinations of man. "Terry Brooks continues to AMAZE in the World of Shannara" according to Amazon Customer. First off, I am a huge Terry Brooks fan and an avid reader of many genre both Fiction and Non-Fiction.This book, one of three in the series, is the glue that binds the Old World to the World of Shannara. Brooks has captured the essence of of the struggle for survival in a magical . Jeffrey Michael Kent said Brooks is running out of steam. Legends of Shannara PART 1This is not a terrible book, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't a hard core Terry Brooks fan. Even then it's far from I'm used to from this author. I thought The Word & The Void trilogy was incredible, and the Genesis of Shannara trilogy was