First King of Shannara, Prelude to The Sword of Shannara

Brooks, Terry

ISBN 10: 0345396529 / ISBN 13: 9780345396525

Published by Del Rey, 1996

About this Item

NY: Del Rey, 1996 (published by Ballantine). Hard Cover w/ DJ. First Edition (stated with complete number line), SIGNED and dated presentation copy on the title page (see images). Covers are red boards with black cloth and gold titles. Book is clean and solid with light bumping on spine and corner edges. Colored map endpapers.Size is 6 x 9 inches and 489pp. Pages are clean, with no other names or markings, no ex-library or remainder markings. Unclipped DJ ($23.50) has a bright artist painting by Keith Parkinson, clean with light edgewear, a one-inch repaired tear (with archival tape) on the front lower right corner, protected by BroDart archival mylar jacket. Book condition is very good and DJ condition Good plus. Price is based on condition. Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a box. Prequel to The Sword of Shannara. Seller Inventory # 6539

Bibliographic Details

Title: First King of Shannara, Prelude to The Sword...

Publisher: Del Rey

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.

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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...

Review:

Dark forces are on the move from the Northlands, and Bremen, an outcast Druid, learns of the huge Troll armies on the march and the Skull Bearers who act as their spies. To save the Druids, Bremen must convince the people of the Four Lands that their only hope lies in uniting -- and in using the magic they fear above all else.