'TERRY'S PLACE IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FANTASY WORLD' Philip Pullman The first book of the triumphant four-part conclusion to the Shannara series from one of the all-time masters of fantasy The age of peace that has reigned across the Four Lands is now at an end An army of invaders wielding a terrible new magic is cutting a bloody swathe across the far north The fate of the world now rests on the shoulders of an exiled druid a conflicted warrior & a young woman struggling to master a powerful magic As the conflict grows they will face dangerous adversaries & deadly challenges
- & the consequences of their actions will determine the future of the Four Lands Through twenty-eight novels written over the course of forty years Terry Brooks's Shannara series has entranced millions of readers around the world Now with The Black Elfstone
- the first book in the Fall of Shannara
- Terry begins to bring his epic vision to a grand conclusion' Terry's place is at the head of the fantasy world' Phillip Pullman'I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years' Patrick Rothfuss'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara' Peter V Brett'A master of the craft required reading' Brent Weeks