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  <title><![CDATA[The Elf Queen of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #3)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&quot;Find the Elves and return them to the world of Men!&quot; the shade of the Druid Allanon had ordered Wren.&lt;br&gt;It was clearly an impossible task. The Elves had been gone from the Westland for more than a hundred years. There was not even a trace of their former city of Arborlon left to mark their passing. No one in the Esterland knew of them -- except, finally, the Addershag.&lt;br&gt;The blind old woman had given instructions to find a place on the coast of the Blue Divide, build a fire, and keep it burning for three days. &quot;One will come for you.&quot;&lt;br&gt;Tiger Ty, the Wing Rider, had come on his giant Roc to carry Wren and her friend Garth to the only clear landing site on the island of Morrowindl, where, he said, the Elves might still exist, somewhere in the demon-haunted jungle.&lt;br&gt;Now she stood within that jungle, remembering the warning of the Addershag: &quot;Beward, Elf-girl. I see danger ahead for you . . . and evil beyond imagining.&quot; It had proved all too true.&lt;br&gt;Wren stood with her single weapon of magic, listening as demons evil beyond all imagining gathered for attack. How long could she resist?&lt;br&gt;And if, by some miracle, she reached the Elves and could convince them to return, how could they possibly retrace her perilous path to reach the one safe place on the coast?&lt;br&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1992</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Terry Brooks]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this Heritage of Shannara series book (#3), the girl Wren follows up on an old quest Allanon has given her - to find the elves and restore them to the Four Lands.  Unfortunately the elves have trapped themselves on an island in a walled city surrounded by a volatile volcano and unspeakable demons...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63630823">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54369850">
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Apr 29 10:30:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Easily the best book of the second Shannara series, with Wren being sent on a journey to bring the elves back to Shannara, from wherever they vanished to. This contains a tight plot and some very harrowing scenes, the scariest since Elfstones. Unfortunately, it breaks off every now and then to tell ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54369850">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75920171">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 1994</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great read.  As Walker Boh is charged with restoring Paranor, Wren Elessidil is charged with restoring the Elves, who disappeared decades before without a trace.  In order to find them, she must gain control and use of the Elfstones.  Once she does find them, however, she faces a nearly insurmount...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75920171">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73847034">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's another interesting story from Brooks and is a good part 3 of the Heritage series. The story about Wren is well-told and kept me interested. The revelation of the truth of certain things surprised me a little, which was nice. Wren's character didn't feel very natural though, and seems somewhat ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73847034">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59749584">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I seem to like Terry Brooks books best when they have a female main character. I was also happy to have read many books in between, otherwise it might have been a bit repetitive. Now I truly enjoyed it.]]></body>
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    <review id="50987295">
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    <name><![CDATA[Matt]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the battles in this one.  It was extremely exciting.<br/><br/>Terry really built up the tension during the battles.<br/><br/>You can also tell his writing is getting alot better.]]></body>
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    <review id="40121039">
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    <body><![CDATA[Nearly all people, but the main character dies...kind of depressing, not to mention the means was not as great as the end.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="33511270">
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    <body><![CDATA[Every time I reread this quartet, I expected to like this book more than I did.  I mean, it's called &quot;Elf Queen&quot;!  It's about a queen!  Of elves!  (And keep in mind I was reading this when I was like, ten.  Twelve, max.)<br/><br/>But it was never my favorite.<br/><br/>I think that prob...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33511270">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42094580">
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    <body><![CDATA[An amazing book, and Wren has become one of my all-time favorite characters.]]></body>
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    <review id="20659640">
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    <body><![CDATA[The Elf Queen Of Shannara is an excellent book becuase not only is Wren 'main character' looking to find out who she is and where she came form and who her parents are but she has to go through so much and losses more then she gains yet then again in reality she becomes more than she ever imagines. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20659640">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33274703">
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wanted to like this one, since I liked the first three books very much.  However, the second set started out weak and by the time I got to <em>Elf Queen</em>, I had the distinct impression that Terry Brooks was as eager to get it over with as I was.  I saw none of the care he took in <em>Sword</em>, <em>Elfstone...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33274703">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46729716">
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 09 17:01:13 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this may appear to be an incredibly nerdy fantasy novel (admittedly, in part, it is), this is an amazing escape to a land haunted by lost elves, suppressed dwarfs, indifferent trolls, deathly shadowen, and the humans that are trying to prevent the collapse of the ordered world that they know. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46729716">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2034376">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lizzy &lt;3]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Jun 16 14:18:19 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wren is awesome! And Garth! I just have to say that I loved the characters in this story. From beginning to end I was captivated. The Shadowcon are getting more interesting as well I have to admit. I was confused though. The elves on the island said they created the monsters. Did they create the Sha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2034376">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43210536">
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    <body><![CDATA[The most emotionally charged of the series but possibly the least interesting at first.  The first half was akin to the original Sword of Shannara - it tend to drag on without much happening often for dozens of pages.  But the end was gripping, with some incredible sacrifices.  Finally the end of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43210536">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16737179">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is well written.  I think this book in particular and the Druid of Shannara are particularly well written.  One caveot is only read one of the Shannara series.  They do get a little repetative, but still I read them all I thought they were so well written]]></body>
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    <review id="17694394">
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    <body><![CDATA[Disappointing series of books that I have only read once. Too much, too long and aside from introducing a new druid and restoring the keep the rest of this whole story arc was just too long for me.<br/><br/>But out of the whole series this one was probably the best.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been awhile since I read this book, but I remember that this one was not as good as the other 3 in the Heritage of Shannara series. Still, it's necessary to read it to finish the series. The fourth and concluding book is excellent.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 15 09:03:59 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 15 09:05:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read all the Shannara series, they were a great escape for me as a young teen.  (Not profound, or really portraying any new type of society--typical fantasy, but rich imagery)]]></body>
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    <review id="30968651">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jeremiah]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Aug 23 02:15:03 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Aug 23 02:16:25 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The series starts with the sword of shannara but Mr.Brooks writing actually improves throughout the series. By the time you get here you'll be very pleased.]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Crazy Uncle Ryan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 07 16:33:39 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 11 16:26:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, I read this series like 15 years ago or something so I really don't remember much.  What I do remember was that they were awesome!]]></body>
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