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Authors: Terry Brooks, Brothers Hildebrant
ISBN-13: 9780345314253, ISBN-10: 0345314255
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: July 1983
Edition: Reissue

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Author Biography: Terry Brooks

A phenomenally successful author thanks to his Shannara fantasy series, Terry Brooks is considered by some to be an heir to J.R.R. Tolkien. He creates characters and worlds that readers fall in love with, and can't wait to revisit.

Book Synopsis

The sword of Shannara is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time.

Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake.

The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

thus begins the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic and myth...

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