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The measure of the magic legends of Shannara

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For five hundred years, the survivors of the Great Wars lived peacefully in a valley sanctuary shielded by powerful magic. But the enchanted barriers have crumbled, the borders have been breached by predators, and the threat of annihilation looms once more. In his last moment Sider Ament, bearer of...

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Main Author: Brooks, Terry
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2011.
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Shannara (Imaginary place) > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:For five hundred years, the survivors of the Great Wars lived peacefully in a valley sanctuary shielded by powerful magic. But the enchanted barriers have crumbled, the borders have been breached by predators, and the threat of annihilation looms once more. In his last moment Sider Ament, bearer of the last black staff and its profound power, gave stewardship of the staff to the young tracker Panterra Qu, who must take up the battle against evil.
Physical Description:633 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781410442406
1410442403
Author Notes:Terry Brooks was born in Sterling, Illinois on January 8, 1944. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Hamilton College and a graduate degree from the School of Law at Washington and Lee University. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a practicing attorney for many years. His first book The Sword of Shannara (1977) was the first work of fiction to appear on the New York Times Trade Paperback Bestseller List. He made the list again with his title The High Druid'd Blade: The Defenders of Shannara. His other works include the Word and Void trilogy, The Heritage of Shannara series, Magic Kingdom of Landover series, The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara series, High Druid of Shannara series, Genesis of Shannara series, and the novelization to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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