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Title: The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0-345-35636-5 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 July, 1988 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.98 (62 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Wishes of Songs
Comment: A Review by Bill
This book entitled The Wishsong of Shannara is basically the same plot as the other two books. The same plot as in there is a old evil that is making an appearance in the land. Though in this book the evil is rising in the East Land the home of the dwarfs. At the start of this book, unlike the previous two, it tells you of the history of the magic in play the wishsong. When our Allanon appears and tells Brin about the evil and takes her to defeat it. Jair also follows the party led by Allanon after being confronted by a gnome.
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I would have given this book a 5 star rating, though it did have some minor flaws. These include the similar plot to the other two books. So far in the book that I have read by Brooks all of them have an evil rising in some part of the land. In the Sword it was the Warlock lord, in the Elvestones it was the demons in the West and now it is the Mord Wraiths. One other thing that I did not like was the way Allanon acted. Throughout three books his character has not changed at all. In the other Two he was dark and secretive, such as he did not tell the Whole truth about any thins. Examples of this are as in the Sword of Shannara he did not tell how the sword would effect the warlock lord, and in the Elvestones of Shannara he did not tell Wil what the elvestones would do to him. Otherwise this book is an extent piece of reading with wonder verbal descriptions and vocabulary.
I would recommend this book to all those who like fantasy adventures and magical creatures.
Rating: 2
Summary: How many ways can you write the same novel?
Comment: Three... That's the answer given by Terry Brooks as he presents the third installment of the highly popular Shannara series. The Wishsong of Shannara sees yet another quest by a descendent of the Half-Elf family Ohmsford under the watchful eye of the great druid Allanon. Yes there is a great evil threatening the lands, yes they need to seek something out to stop it, yes Allanon arrives in Shady Vale, yes no-one trusts him... etc, etc. If it sounds like you've heard it all before, it's because you have - the whole plot, and the narrative devices are virtually identical in every way to it's predecessors. I found myself reading the opening few chapters in disbelief that the exact same things were taking place yet again with only a few aesthetic details changed. The Sword of Shannara presented an absolute wealth of potential to it's readers - characters, lands, creatures, races, a great back-story and some nice themes. But all of this just gets wasted by sequels that are nothing more than a re-hash of the same story. The legacy of the series is not enough to carry this novel. Yes we have loved the characters and the ideas that Brooks has developed, but they are only ever going to be as strong as the story and situations you put them in. If all he's going to do is the re-work the same old tired quest idea, then we're going to get bored. Wishsong is the point where that boredom kicked in for me. Brooks hides behind his winning formula at a time when the series really badly needed a massive injection of fresh ideas, and I was very disappointed.
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW! The best yet.
Comment: The Wishsong of Shannara is about Jair and Brin Ohmsford.They embark on seperate adventures,Brin to destroy the Ildatch a magic book hidden deep in the Maelmord and Jair to save Brin at Heaven's Well from death fortold by the King of the Silver River.On their way they fight Mord Wraiths,ancient beasts,and other mysterious creatures.I like this book because it has lots of action and adventure.Plus it has a great plot and keeps you on the edege of your seat.I think it's the best book out of the ones that I've read.(I've read The First King through The Scions and I'm reading The Druid)
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Title: The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345314255 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 July, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345370740 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 13 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345396537 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 29 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345375599 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 22 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Talismans of Shannara by Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345386744 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 31 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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