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Brooks's well-realized and likable cast from the previous books is back, from Nest (now 29) to Ross (haggard as ever) to Pick (still just a few inches tall) and even grown-up versions of Nest's childhood friends from Running, including Bennett, now a junkie with child. Of course, Findo Gask has assembled a creepy little Legion of Doom to harry these nice folks: a giant albino demon; a formless, flesh-eating ur'droch; and a knife-wielding Orphan-Annie-gone-bad named Penny Dreadful. And Angel Fire's main plot thread is even compelling: John Ross has caught a shape-changing, wild-magic creature of enormous power, a gypsy morph, that he and Nest must discover how to turn to the Word before Gask and his crew can capture it for the Void.
But as with Knight of the Word, wooden pacing and unconvincing transitions keep this tale from rising to the level of Brooks's previous masterworks, such as the excellent Shannara and Landover series. If you've read the first two books, it's certainly worth seeing off your old friends in Angel Fire East. But if you're--heaven forbid--new to Terry Brooks, check out his earlier work, or even his very capable novelization of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. --Paul Hughes
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Book Description mass_market. Condition: new. Reissue. Product DescriptionThat is Brooks way of casting spellstransporting his readers into plausible realms where sorcery is alive whether those places are in other ages or right in the middle of our own As a result hes reaped more than a few magical moments Seattle TimesAs a Knight of the Word John Ross has struggled against the dark forces of the Void and his minions for twentyfive years The grim future he dreams each nighta world reduced to blood and asheswill come true unless he can stop them now in the presentThe birth of a gypsy morph a rare and dangerous creature that could be an invaluable weapon in his fight against the Void brings John Ross and Nest Freemark together again Twice before with the fate of the world hanging in the balance the lives of Ross and Nest have intersected Together they have prevailed But now they will face an ancient evil beyond anything they have ever encountered a demon of ruthless intelligence and feral cunning As a firestorm of evil erupts threatening to consume lives and shatter dreams they have but a single chance to solve the mystery of the Gypsy morphand their own profound connectionSuperior to most of the fantasy fiction being published todayRocky Mountain NewsReviewThat is Brooks way of casting spellstransporting his readers into plausible realms where sorcery is alive whether those places are in other ages or right in the middle of our own As a result hes reaped more than a few magical moments Seattle TimesSuperior to most of the fantasy fiction being published todayRocky Mountain NewsAbout the AuthorTerry Brooks has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling He is the author of more than thirty books most of which have been New York Times bestsellers He lives with his wife Judine in the Pacific NorthwestExcerpt Reprinted by permission All rights reservedHe stands at the edge of a barren and ravaged orchard looking up from the base of a gentle rise to where the man hangs from a wooden cross Iron spikes have been hammered through the mans hands and feet and his wrists and ankles have been lashed tightly in place so he will not tear free Slash wounds crisscross his broken body and he bleeds from a deep puncture in his side His head droops in the shadow of his long lank hair and the rise and fall of his chest as he breathes is shallow and weakBehind him serving as a poignant backdrop to the travesty of his dying stands the fireblackened shell of a tiny burnedout country church The cross from which the man hangs has been stripped from the sanctuary torn free from the metal brackets that secured it to the wall behind the altar and set into the earth Patches of polished oak glisten faintly in the gray daylight attesting to the importance it was once accorded in the worshipping of GodSomewhere in the distance back where the little town that once supported this church lies screams rise up against the unmistakable sounds of butcheryJohn Ross stands motionless for the longest time pondering the implications of the horrific scene before him There is nothing he can do for the man on the cross He is not a doctor he does not possess medical skills His magic can heal and sustain only himself and no other He is a Knight of the Word but he is a failure too He lives out his days alone in a future he could not prevent What he looks upon is not unusual in the postapocalyptic horror of civilizations demise but is sadly familiar and disturbingly mundaneHe can take the man down he decides finally even if he cannot save him By his presence Ross can give the man a small measure of peace and comfortBeneath a wintry sky that belies the summer season he strides up the rise to the man on the cross The man does not lift his head or stir in any way that would indicate he knows Ross is present Beneath a sheen of sweat and blood his lean muscul. Seller Inventory # DADAX0345435257
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. That is Brooks way of casting spellstransporting his readers into plausible realms where sorcery is alive, whether those places are in other ages or right in the middle of our own. As a result, he's reaped more than a few magical moments . . .Seattle TimesAs a Knight of the Word, John Ross has struggled against the dark forces of the Void and his minions for twenty-five years. The grim future he dreams each nighta world reduced to blood and asheswill come true, unless he can stop them now, in the present. The birth of a gypsy morph, a rare and dangerous creature that could be an invaluable weapon in his fight against the Void, brings John Ross and Nest Freemark together again. Twice before, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the lives of Ross and Nest have intersected. Together, they have prevailed. But now they will face an ancient evil beyond anything they have ever encountered, a demon of ruthless intelligence and feral cunning. As a firestorm of evil erupts, threatening to consume lives and shatter dreams, they have but a single chance to solve the mystery of the Gypsy morphand their own profound connection.Superior to most of the fantasy fiction being published today.Rocky Mountain News The final, fateful clash between good and evil unfolds in the town of Hopewell, Illinois, in the explosive sequel to "Running with the Demon" and "A Knight of the Word", by the bestselling author of the Shannara series. "Superior to most of the fantasy fiction begin published today".--"Rocky Mountain News". Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780345435255
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