The Sword of Shannara: In the Shadow of the Warlock Lord

The fate of a world rests on an unlikely hero. . . . Tucked away in peaceful Shady Vale, the young half-elf Shea Ohmsford gives little thought to the outside world. Yet far to the north, the evil Warlock Lord has dispatched shadowy Skull Bearers, creatures twisted by dark sorcery, to hunt him down. At the same time, a black-cloaked giant of a man appears in Shady Vale. He claims to be the mysterious Druid known as Allanon, a wizardly wanderer of vast knowledge and powerand he has come to see Shea. For Shea, he says, is the last descendant of an ancient Elven king. Only he, in all the world, can wield the fabled Sword of Shannara. And only the Sword can stop the Warlock Lord from destroying all that lives. The Sword lies far from Shady Vale, in the Druid castle of Paranor. And Paranor has fallen under the shadow of the Warlock Lord. Yet all is not lost. Shea will rise to the challenge. Together with Allanon and a handful of brave companions, he begins a desperate quest into the very heart of evil. . . . The Sword of ShannaraPart 1:In the Shadow of the Warlock Lordis the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in classic fantasy and science fiction for readers 12 and up.

<b>Terry Brooks </b>published his first novel, <i>The Sword of Shannara</i>, in 1977. It was a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller for more than five months. He has published eighteen consecutive bestsellers since, including his newest novel: <i>The Voyage of the </i>Jerle Shannara:<i> Morgawr</i>. His novels <i>Running with the Demon</i> and <i>A Knight of the Word</i> were each selected by the <i>Rocky Mountain News</i> as one of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. Brooks lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.<br><br>Visit us online at www.shannara.com.