Straken: 3 - Brossura

Brooks, Terry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743483960 ISBN 13: 9780743483964

Casa editrice: Simon + Schuster UK, 2006

Riassunto

Imprisoned in the Druid's Keep, young Pen Ohmsford is separated from all who care for him, and at the mercy of the usurper Shadea a'Ru, who will do anything to destroy the rightful High Druid. Although Pen was successful in his mission to obtain the magical staff called the Tanequil, Shadea has taken it from him. Without the Tanequil, Pen cannot open the gateway to the Forbidden and rescue his aunt, the rightful High Druid. Pen has allies, but they are under siege as well - his parents fleeing from the Druids, the Rock Troll Kermadec and the dwarf Tagwen far away, and the young elf Khyber Elessedil in deadly danger within the Druid's stronghold. Can the scattered band of friends join forces in time to defeat Shadea's evil plot?

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L'autore:

Terry Brooks first novel, THE SWORD OF SHANNARA, began the post-Tolkien huge boom in epic fantasy in 1977. It was a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller for five months. Since then he has written seven more SHANNARA novels, five MAGIC KINGDOM light fantasies and the KNIGHT OF THE WORD dark fantasies series. Terry Brooks divides his time between Seattle and Hawaii with his wife, Judine.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

THE CONCLUDING VOLUME OF THE HIGH DRUID OF SHANNARA SERIES
Young Penderrin Ohmsford has been called upon to rescue his aunt Grianne, Ard Rhys of the Druid order, from her forced exile in the terrifying dimension of all things damned: the Forbidding. With the outcome of the bloody war between the Federation and the Free-born at stake - Pen has accepted his mission without question. But not without risk ... or sacrifice.
Shadea a'Ru, the ruthless Druid responsible for usurping the true Ard Rhys, has sent her agents and assassins in pursuit of Pen and his small band. If the last of the Free-born forces should fall, Shadea's domination of the Four Lands will be assured. Only Pen's success can turn the tide.

But Pen's challenge grows greater when he learns that his parents, Bek Ohmsford and Rue Meridien, have fallen into Shadea's hands. Yet these dangers will all pale in comparison to the horrors that wait inside the Forbidding - horrors poised to break free upon the Four Lands when the time is right ...
Visit Terry Brooks online at www.terrybrooks.net or explore Shannara at www.shannara.com

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• Editore: Simon + Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743483960
• ISBN 13: 9780743483964
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384