First King of Shannara

Terry Brooks

ISBN 10: 0345396529 / ISBN 13: 9780345396525

Published by Del Rey, New York, 1996

About this Item

Copyright date 1996, first edition, first printing. Red and black cover over boards with gold lettering and design on the spine. Pictorial maps on the inside front and back cover. No tears, bent pages, nor any writing. Dust Jacket, flaps are not bent, nor is it price clipped. Shelfware to the edges and to the head and toe of the jacket are moderate with one small tear on the top right corner of the tip the for edge. For edge pages are not cut. The text is bright and clean, binding is tight, a solid book, by one of the most prolific science fiction writers of our time. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 0002985

Bibliographic Details

• Title: First King of Shannara
• Publisher: Del Rey, New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345396529
• ISBN 13: 9780345396525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy Novel
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Horrified by the misuse of magic they had witnessed during the First War of the Races, the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences, from the period before the collapse of civilization a thousand years before. Only the Bremen and a few trusted associates still studied the arcane arts. And for his persistence, Bremen found himself outcast, avoided by all but the few free-thinkers among the Druids.

But his removal from Paranor was not altogether a terrible thing, for Bremen learned that dark forces were on the move from the Northlands. That seemingly invincible armies of trolls were fast conquering all that lay to their south. That the scouts for the army--and its principal assassins--were Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who had fallen prey to the seductions of the magic arts. And that at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage and former Druid named Brona!

Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic, Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army and learn many of its secrets. And he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But, even united, they would need a weapon, something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona, the Warlock Lord, would fail before its might...

About the Author

A writer since high school, Terry Brooks published his first novel, The Sword of Shannara, in 1977. It became the first work of fiction ever to appear on the New York Times Trade Paperback Bestseller List, where it remained for over five months. He has published twelve consecutive bestselling novels since.

The author was a practicing attorney for many years, but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife Judine in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.