High Druid of Shannara 03 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview “Pen Ohmsford!” The black-cloaked figure called out to him from across the chasm that separated the island of the tanequil from the rest of the world. “We have been waiting for you!” A male Druid. He came forward a few steps, pulling back his hood to reveal the strong, dark features of his … Read more

High Druid of Shannara 02 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview Sen Dunsidan, Prime Minister of the Federation, paused to look back over his shoulder as he reached his sleeping chambers. There was no one there who shouldn’t be. His personal guard at the bedroom doorway, the sentries on watch at both ends of the hallway—no one else. There never was. But that didn’t … Read more

High Druid of Shannara 01 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview The first instalment in a magical new SHANNARA trilogy Twenty years have passed since the events told in The Voyage Of The Jerle Shannara trilogy. Grianne Ohmsford, rescued from oblivion by her brother Bek, has renounced her former life as the evil Ilse Witch, and now serves as the head of a new … Read more

Heritage of Shannara 04 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview Talismans of Shannara Terry Brooks       I   Busk settled down about the Four Lands, a slow graying of light, a gradual lengthening of shadows. The swelter of the late summer’s day began to fade as the sun’s red fireball sank into the west and the hot, stale air cooled. The … Read more

Heritage of Shannara 03 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview CHAPTER I   FIRE. It sputtered in the oil lamps that hung distant and solitary in the windows and entryways of her people’s homes. It spat and hissed as it licked at the pitch-coated torches bracketing road intersections and gates. It glowed through breaks in the leafy branches of the ancient oak and … Read more

Heritage of Shannara 01 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview T he old man sat alone in the shadow of the Dragon’s Teeth and watched the coming darkness chase the day- light west. The day had been cool, unusually so for midsummer, and the night promised to be chill. Scattered clouds masked the sky, casting their silhouettes upon the earth, drifting in the … Read more

Genesis of Shannara 03 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview Bal antine Books New York Agent and friend, the Queen of the Silver River WILLS WALKED the empty corridors of Hel , looking for the code. He walked these same corridors every day, al day, searching, thinking that there had to be someplace he had overlooked and that on this day he would … Read more

Genesis of Shannara 02 – Brooks, Terry

Book Preview LOGAN TOM HAD climbed out of the lower levels of the compound and was starting up the steps to the walls when he heard the cries. They were sudden and sharp and signaled shock and excitement. He was still inside and could not tell what was happening, but he redoubled his efforts instantly, … Read more